L'Exilé, BAL2007.45, En 1828

Author(s): monnier, henry bonaventure (paris, 07–06–1799 - paris, 03–01–1877 — 3–6–1877), designer other title: songs of béranger (title of the series) production date: in 1828 dating in century: 19th century type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, print name(s): print materials and techniques: laid paper, watercolor dimensions - artwork: height: 15. 2cm width: 22. 5cm dimensions - album: height: 15. 7cm width: 24cm description: colored engraving marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: title of the work - under the image: the exile inscription concerning the author - under the image on the left: henry monnier inscription concerning the author - under the image on the right: lith. R nd des victoires, 16. Iconographic description: a melancholy man sits on a rock in the middle of nature, a thin stream at his feet, the mountain in the background. Illustration of the words of béranger's song "the exiled" of which here is an extract: "near a rapid stream towards france drawn, he sits, with moist eyes, and bowed forehead. In the fields that he regrets he knows that in a few days these waves that nothing stops will take their course. From a beloved land he is a desolate son. Let us give back a homeland, a homeland to the poor exile. "bérager (1780-1857) was a prolific and extremely popular french singer-songwriter to whom balzac refers in several of his novels. "this worthy gentleman particularly hated priests, he was part of this large herd of simpletons who subscribed to the constitutionnel, and was very concerned about the refusal of burials. He adored voltaire, although his preferences were for piron, vadé, collé. Naturally he admired béranger, whom he ingeniously called the high priest of lisette's religion. His daughters, madame camusot and madame protez, his two sons, would be, according to a popular expression, fallen from their height, if someone had explained to them what their father meant by: singing about mother godichon!” [excerpt from a beginning in life, by honoré de balzac] themes / subjects / places represented: literary scene, mountain, solitude, river mode of acquisition: purchase institution: maison de balzac inventory number: bal2007. 45. Date: En 1828.