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), designer-lithographer
giraldon and bovinet, editor
other title: recreation (series title)
dating in century: 19th century
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, print
name(s): print
materials and techniques: vellum paper, watercolor, lithography
dimensions - artwork:
height: 23cm
width: 31. 3cm
dimensions - picture:
height: 14. 2cm
width: 16. 5cm
description:
colored print
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
wet stamp - t. H. : monogram a m and 2 r next to each other?
number - above the image on the right: pl. 3
title of the work - above the image: recreations
caption - in the image, at the bottom: good fortune
inscription concerning the author - under the image on the left: henry monnier under the image on the right: lith de bernard
registration concerning the test - under the image: published by giraldon bovinet, passage vivienne n°26, in paris
iconographic description:
a beautiful lady with a very bare throat is seated on a bench, her feet on a cushion. Beside him, a young woman is leaning on the back of the seat. In front of her, an elegant table where a tea service is placed. A pot-bellied man arrives and greets them, his top hat and handkerchief in his hand. Actor, playwright and designer, henry monnier helped illustrate la comédie humaine. His engravings of administrative morals, and especially his play scenes from bureaucratic life, clearly inspired balzac for his novel la femme supérieure, renamed les employés. The same references to the customs of their time often inspired the two artists in parallel on numerous subjects as we can see in the following extract: "although fat, short and pot-bellied, with fat legs and thick hands, he was gifted with the finesse of the swiss innkeepers, to whom he resembled. His face vaguely represented a vast pockmarked vineyard. [. . . ] rogron loved good food and being served by pretty girls. " [excerpt from pierrette, by honoré de balzac]
themes / subjects / places represented:
subject of society, morals, courtesan
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal91. 48. Date: Unknown.
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