Les Cartes, BAL2007.39, 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 maps inscription concerning the author - under the image on the left: henry monnier author inscription - under the image on the right: lith. Rue nd des victoires, 16. Iconographic description: in a plush interior, a young woman sits alone at a table and holds playing cards in her hand. Behind her is a screen and behind it an old woman is hunched over in her chair, her feet near the hearth of a fireplace. Illustration of the words of béranger's song "les cartes" of which here is an extract: "while saying her prayers, by the fireside, mother falls asleep, not made to be a worker, in the cards we seek my fate. Mother would say: fear the trifles! the devil is fine; tremble, suzon! but i am sixteen: the cards will be beautiful. The cards are always right, always right, always right. "bérager (1780-1857) is a prolific and extremely popular french 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, domestic interior, grisette, meal mode of acquisition: purchase institution: maison de balzac inventory number: bal2007. 39. Date: En 1828.