La Bouquetière et le Croquemort, BAL2007.31, En 1828

Author(s): monnier, henry bonaventure (paris, 07–06–1799 - paris, 03–01–1877 — 3–6–1877), designer 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: 15. 2cm width: 22. 5cm dimensions - album: height: 15. 7cm width: 24cm description: colored engraving marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: title of the work - under the image: the bouquetière and the croquemort. Inscription concerning the author - under the image on the left: henry monnier author inscription - under the image on the right: lith. Rue n. D des victoires. 16. Iconographic description: in a busy street, a bouquet seller presents her merchandise. A man, dressed all in black, approaches her products, hands clasped, seeming to beg her with some request. In the background, a mother and her child are walking. Illustration of the words of béranger's song "la bouquetière et le croquemort" of which here is an extract: "i am only a bouquetière and i have nothing, but i am tired of your sighs, mr. Undertaker, because i must say your name to your face. Although i am a strong spirit, no, i don't want an undertaker. Again young and pretty, i sell rose bushes, lilies and jasmines, and i don't feel the desire to pass through your hands. " béranger (1780-1857) is a prolific and extremely popular french singer to whom balzac refers in several of his novels. "this worthy gentleman particularly hated priests, he was part of this large herd of simpletons who subscribed to the constitutionnel, and was very concerned about the refusal of burials. He adored voltaire, although his preferences were for piron, vadé, collé. Naturally he admired béranger, whom he ingeniously called the high priest of lisette's religion. His daughters, madame camusot and madame protez, his two sons, would be, according to a popular expression, fallen from their height, if someone had explained to them what their father meant by: singing about mother godichon!” [excerpt from a beginning in life, by honoré de balzac] themes / subjects / places represented: literary scene, flower, undertaker, salute - curtsy, street, shopkeeper = merchant, bouquet of flowers mode of acquisition: purchase institution: maison de balzac inventory number: bal2007. 31. Date: En 1828.