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: vellum paper, watercolor, lithography
dimensions - artwork:
height: 28. 8cm
width: 21cm
dimensions - picture:
height: 14. 2cm
width: 10cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 40cm
width: 30cm
description:
plate 24 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. 24" under the image on the left: "henry monnier" and on the right: "lith. De bernard" under the letter in the middle: "published by giraldon bovinet, passage vivienne, n°26"
caption - under the image: léon! you hurt me
iconographic description:
an elegant young man with a slim waist and a cane in his hand moves away from a young woman who extends her right hand towards him while crumpling a handkerchief with her left 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: "a moment of silence reigned. Madame de la baudraye, examining lousteau, found him dressed as the scrupulous dandy could be. -- it is only you in the world who can help me and give me a pole, because i am drowning, and i have already drunk more than one sip. . He said, stopping in front of dinah and seeming to give in to a supreme effort, it's because my affairs are going badly. "enough!" she said, "i understand," she said in a motherly voice. [excerpt from the muse of the department, by honoré de balzac]
themes / subjects / places represented:
social subject, morals, grisette, tears, cane, handkerchief
mode of acquisition: purchase
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal 98-97. Date: 1827.
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