Author(s):
monnier, henry bonaventure (paris, 07–06–1799 - paris, 03–01–1877 — 3–6–1877), designer-lithographer
delpech, françois seraphin (orléans, 1778 - 1825), printer-lithographer
other title: parisian sketches (title of the set)
production date: in 1827
dating in century: 19th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): print
materials and techniques: lithography
dimensions - artwork:
height: 26. 7cm
width: 36. 2cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 32. 9cm
width: 50. 3 cm
description:
lithograph mounted on a cardboard sheet. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - above the image, in the center: "esquisses parisiennes"; and below, on the right: "2. "; and below the image, on the left: "henry monnier. "; and in the center: "a marriage of reason. "; and on the right: "i. Lith. De delpech"; and below, in the center: "the landlords are very kind husbands says the aunt who no longer wants to pay rent. "
inscription - below the image and the letter, in the center: "proof conforming to the entire edition / [?] delpech / january 9, 1827"; and on the montage at the bottom left: "double a meurs-pc. 129-11"; and on the right: "b. 234"
inventory number - bottom right of the image, in black ink: "r. G. 630"
museum mark - museum stamps, in the lower right image (lugt 2012c); and below the square line, in the center: "carnavalet" (lugt 432d)
iconographic description:
in a (bourgeois) parisian interior, an old woman presents a young girl to a man who appears rich. Next to the curtain we can see a female silhouette, to and to the right a picture (painting), a piano and a bookcase. Marriage; bourgeois; apartment. Themes / subjects / places represented:
genre scene, wedding, domestic interior, bourgeois
acquisition mode: unknown acquisition mode
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: g. 630. Date: En 1827.
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