Bon vin et fillette, BAL2007.28, En 1828

Author(s): monnier, henry bonaventure (paris, 07–06–1799 - paris, 03–01–1877 — 3–6–1877), designer other title: the 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: good wine and little girl inscription concerning the author - under the image on the left: henry monnier author inscription - under the image on the right: lith. Street[illegible] iconographic description: a couple of lovers are seated on an unmade sofa bed. A small breakfast table with a white tablecloth has been set up in the room. A guitar lies in a corner and on a shelf are plaster models and a skull. Illustration of the words of béranger's song "bon vin et fillette" of which here is an extract: "that in gold eat the great, two lovers only need one glass, only one plate. Turlurette, turlurette, bon vin et fillette!" 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, domestic interior, grisette, meal mode of acquisition: purchase institution: maison de balzac inventory number: bal2007. 28. Date: En 1828.