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. 4cm
dimensions - image:
height: 15. 3cm
width: 19. 8cm
description:
colored print
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
wet stamp - t. H. : monogram a m and 2 r next to each other?
number - above image: pl. 11
title of the work - above the image: recreations
legend - in the image, bottom left: occasion makes the thiefin the image, bottom right: great outfit. Inscription concerning the author - under the image on the left: henry monnier under the image on the right: lith de bernard [. . ] des victoires
registration concerning the test - under the image: published by giraldon bovinet, passage vivienne, n°26 in paris. Iconographic description:
composition in two sketches. On the left side, two beautiful young women in evening dresses are conversing, behind them a man draped in his elegant coat observes them with a smile on his lips. On the right side, an incongruous couple presents themselves arm in arm. A very small man dressed in a national guard uniform and wearing a very bulky and ridiculous furry cap gives his arm to a young and elegant dandy whose waist is squeezed into an amazon coat. Is this a cross-dressing couple? 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: "the little old man said coldly to his wife, taking her by the arm: - is that you, madame? this appearance of the conjugal power before which she found herself so small, and above all this word almost froze the heart of this poor creature surprised in a tank top. To better escape etienne's attention, she had taken the disguise under which he would not look for her. She took advantage of the fact that she was still masked to run away without answering, went to undress, and went up to her mother where monsieur de la baudraye was waiting for her, she blushed in the presence of the little old man - what do you want from me, sir? are we not forever separated?
themes / subjects / places represented:
subject of society, morals, women's fashion, disguise - cross-dressing, national guard, dandy, disguise - cross-dressing
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal91. 62. Date: Unknown.
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