Author(s):
monnier, henry bonaventure (paris, 07–06–1799 - paris, 03–01–1877 — 3–6–1877), designer
bernard, charles louis (paris, 29–06–1769 - paris, 11–09–1848), printer-lithographer
giraldon-bovinet, editor
other title: les grisettes (title of the series)
date of production: 1827
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, print
name(s): print
materials and techniques: lithography, vellum paper
dimensions - artwork:
height: 30. 8cm
width: 22cm
dimensions - picture:
height: 12. 8cm
width: 9cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 40cm
width: 30cm
description:
plate 10 from the series "les grisettes" by henry monnier, paris, giraldon and bovinet, 1827
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription - above the image on the left: "grisettes" and on the right: "pl. 10" below the image on the left: "henry monnier del. " and on the right: "litho. De bernard" under the letter in the middle: "published by giraldon bovinet, passage vivienne, n°26"
caption - below the image: you are all monsters
iconographic description:
two young women holding each other's arms walk away from a man who advances towards them with his hands stuffed in his vest with authority. Monnier and balzac, inspired by the same situations, often come together in their descriptions of the morals of their contemporaries, one through drawing and the other through writing. " she did not want eugène to believe her an easy conquest, precisely because he knew that she had belonged to de marsay. Finally, after having suffered the degrading pleasure of a true monster, a young libertine, she felt so much sweetness in walking in the flowery regions of love, that it was undoubtedly a charm for her to admire all its aspects, to listen to its quiverings for a long time, and to let herself be caressed for a long time by chaste breezes. True love paid for the bad. (extract from père goriot, 1835, honoré de balzac)
themes / subjects / places represented:
subject of society, morals, grisette
mode of acquisition: purchase
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal 98-82. Date: 1827.
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