Mon Jardin. BAL2007.56, 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: my garden. 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: near his house, a man rakes his garden. The vegetation is abundant. A woman with a baby in her arms, a child and a couple surround her. Illustration of the lyrics of béranger's song "mon jardin. " of which here is an extract: "i said; suddenly i see flowers blooming, and these flowers swarm, where all the brilliants of the dawn, embedded, come to sparkle. Under my hand a rake is placed; the ground is enriched with presents. From this corner god wants me to make the paradise of my old years. " 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, dog, old woman, countryside mode of acquisition: purchase institution: maison de balzac inventory number: bal2007. 56. Date: En 1828.