Portrait de H. Monnier, BAL2007.22, En 1828

Author(s): monnier, henry bonaventure (paris, 07–06–1799 - paris, 03–01–1877 — 3–6–1877), designer gérard (designer), designer-lithographer 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: 22. 5cm width: 15. 2cm dimensions - album: height: 15. 7cm width: 24cm description: colored engraving marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: legend - under the top left thumbnail: discussionunder the top right thumbnail: scrambleunder the bottom left thumbnail: mendingunder the bottom right thumbnail: here we go again title of the work - under the central figure: h. Monnier signature - under the central portrait: heny monnier inscription concerning the author - bottom of the sheet: lith gérard, joinville. Iconographic description: composition in four sketches framing a central portrait of the designer henry monnier. Top left: a couple is in discussion, the woman leans vehemently towards the man, she grabs his vest and threatens him with her finger, he is nonchalant, one hand in his pocket. Top right: a man enthusiastically embraces a gironde woman who turns her back to him and cries into a white handkerchief. Bottom left: a seated young woman leans over a young man kneeling in front of her. Bottom right: a young rapin sits smoking a pipe, while a young woman stands behind him with her back turned to him. This page is taken from an album dedicated to the songs of béranger. Béranger (1780-1857) was a prolific and extremely popular french singer to whom balzac refers in several of his novels. "baroness de fontaine, to whom she had sent it for three months, obtained with great difficulty a line from rossini, six bars from meyerbeer, the four verses that victor hugo puts on all albums, a verse from lamartine, a word from béranger, calypso could not console herself for the departure of ulysses written by george sand, the famous verses on the umbrella by scribe, a sentence by charles nodier, a horizon line by jules dupré, the signature of david d'angers, three notes from hector berlioz collected, during a stay in paris, a song by lacenaire, a highly sought-after autograph, two lines by fieschi, and an excessively short letter from napoleon, all three of which were pasted on the vellum of the album, monsieur gravier, during a trip, had mesdemoiselles mars, georges, taglioni and grisi, the first artists, written on this album. Frédérick-lemaître, monrose, bouffé, rubini, lablache, nourrit and arnal; because he knew a company of old boys fed, according to their expression, in the serail, who obtained these favors for him. This beginning of collecting was all the more precious to dinah as she was the only one within ten leagues around to own an album. For two years, many young people had albums on which they had their friends and acquaintances write more or less grotesque sentences. " [excerpt from the muse of the department, by honoré de balzac] themes / subjects / places represented: portrait, draftsman person / character represented: monnier, henry bonaventure mode of acquisition: purchase institution: maison de balzac inventory number: bal2007. 22. Date: En 1828.