Author(s):
monnier, henry bonaventure (paris, 07–06–1799 - paris, 03–01–1877 — 3–6–1877), designer
feillet, pierre jacques, printer
dating in century: 19th century
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, print
name(s): print
materials and techniques: watercolor, vellum paper, lithography
dimensions - artwork:
height: 26cm
width: 34cm
dimensions - picture:
height: 14. 8cm
width: 10. 5cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 40cm
width: 30cm
description:
colored print
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
wet stamp - t. H. (back): g
title of the work - under the image: the baskets have two handles. Registration concerning the test - above the image on the right: n°3under the image on the right: lith de feillet faub montmartre n°4
inscription concerning the author - under the image: henry monnier del. Iconographic description:
a man comes forward with two young women in his arms. One has her eyes downcast, the other who wears a purple shawl on her arm looks towards the sky. 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: "madame schontz moaned about the rarity of capable people, when couture himself presented her with a provincial who found himself furnished with the two handles by which women take these kinds of jugs when they want to keep them. To sketch this character, it will be to paint a certain portion of today's youth. Here the digression will be history. " [excerpt from béatrix, by honoré de balzac]
themes / subjects / places represented:
subject of society, morals, walker
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal91. 126. Date: Unknown.
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