Deprofondis, BAL2007.43, 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: 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: deprofondis inscription concerning the author - under the image on the left: henry monnier author inscription - under the image on the right: lith. Gérard, joinville. Signature - in the image, at the bottom: h. M iconographic description: in front of the door of a house located in the countryside, near a small wood, a priest makes the gesture of blessing, bottle brush in hand. Around him, a crowd presses, hats off, faces collected. A small dog watches the scene. Illustration of the words of béranger's song "depronfondis" of which here is an extract: " "leaving paris, leaving the world, 'it's dying,' i have been told a hundred times. Now, in my deep retirement, i am dead, at least i believe so. (bis. ) of a deceased person taking on the character, i keep my shelter walled up against indiscreet people. So here i am, as if a hundred feet underground. De profundis! because i am buried. "béranger (1780-1857) was a prolific and extremely popular french singer-songwriter 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, dog, mourning, countryside, priest, blessing mode of acquisition: purchase institution: maison de balzac inventory number: bal2007. 43. Date: En 1828.