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: les grisettes (title of the series)
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: 29. 7cm
width: 22cm
dimensions - image:
height: 13. 4cm
width: 8cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 40cm
width: 30cm
description:
plate 23 from the series "les grisettes" by henry monnier, paris, giraldon et bovinet, 1827
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription - above the image on the left: "grisettes" and on the right: "pl. 23" 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 - below the image: so i am a pickle
iconographic description:
a dashing and elegant young man demands the attention of a flirtatious young woman who has her back turned to him. She turns her head towards him while leaning with an affected gesture on the back of a chair. 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: "[][. . . ]" [extract from la cousine bette, by honoré de balzac]
themes / subjects / places represented:
subject of society, morals, grisette, cape, chair
mode of acquisition: purchase
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal 98-96. Unknown date
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