Author(s):
monnier, henry bonaventure (paris, 07–06–1799 - paris, 03–01–1877 — 3–6–1877), designer-lithographer
giraldon-bovinet, printer
bernard and delarue, designer-lithographer
other title: recreation (series title)
dating in century: 19th century
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, print
name(s): print
materials and techniques: vellum paper, watercolor, lithography
dimensions - artwork:
height: 23cm
width: 31. 4cm
dimensions - image:
height: 14cm
width: 15. 3cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 40cm
width: 30cm
description:
colored print
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
wet stamp - t. H. : monogram a m and 2 r next to each other?
title of the work - above the image: recreations
legend - in the image under the characters: it's me again, i forgot my umbrella
inscription concerning the author - under the image on the left: henry monnier
registration concerning the test - under the image on the right: lith by bernard under the image in the center: published by giraldon bovinet, passage vivienne, n°26
iconographic description:
a couple is seated side by side on a narrow sofa. A man stands to their right, standing. In the background, an armchair and an umbrella. Actor, playwright and designer, henry monnier helped illustrate la comédie humaine. His engravings of administrative morals, and especially his play scenes from bureaucratic life, clearly inspired balzac for his novel la femme supérieure, renamed les employés. The same references to the customs of their time often inspired the two artists in parallel on numerous subjects as we can see in the following extract: " -- hector! said she finally, would you come back to us? would god take pity on our family? -- dear adeline! replied the baron as he entered and seated his wife in an armchair next to him, you are the holiest creature i know, and it has been a long time since i found myself worthy of you. -- you would have little to do, my friend, she said, holding hulot's hand and trembling so hard that she seemed to have a nervous tic, very little to restore order "[extract from la cousine bette, by honoré de balzac]
themes / subjects / places represented:
subject of society, morals, couple, umbrella, armchair
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal91. 75. Date: Unknown.
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