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: the king's mistress
inscription concerning the author - under the image on the left: henry monnier
author inscription - under the image on the right: lith. Gérard, joinville. Iconographic description:
at the edge of a wood, a shepherdess sits in the shade of a tree, her staff in her hand, her dog at her side and the two heifers that she keeps not far from her. Illustration of the lyrics of béranger's song "la mistress of the king. " of which here is an extract: "the mother. Despite lace and plumes, her features among us are well known. She fled here barefoot, where, poor, she tended our cows. - ah! i would like, said the daughter aside, to become mistress of a king. "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, shepherd - shepherdess, cow, forest - wood, dog, dog
mode of acquisition: purchase
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal2007. 60. Date: En 1828.
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