Author(s):
monnier, henry bonaventure (paris, 07–06–1799 - paris, 03–01–1877 — 3–6–1877), designer
bernard, charles louis (paris, 29–06–1769 - paris, 11–09–1848), printer-lithographer
giraldon-bovinet, editor
other title: les grisettes (title of the series)
date of production: 1827
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, print
name(s): print
materials and techniques: vellum paper, watercolor, lithography
dimensions - artwork:
height: 28. 8cm
width: 21. 5cm
dimensions - image:
height: 13. 4cm
width: 10cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 40cm
width: 30cm
description:
plate 16 from the series "les grisettes" by henry monnier, paris, giraldon et bovinet, 1827
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription - above the image on the left: "grisettes" and on the right: "pl. 16" under the image on the left: "henry monnier" and on the right: "lith. De bernard" under the letter in the middle: "published by giraldon bovinet, passage vivienne, n°26"
caption - under the image: charles, you are burning your blood. Iconographic description:
a potbellied man is sitting at his desk, writing. A young woman is standing, facing the man and holding a handkerchief in her hand. 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 morals of their time often inspired the two artists in parallel on numerous subjects as we can see in the following extract: "for him, the result is the law in everything. The world therefore attributed to me vices, qualities, victories and setbacks that i did not have; it attributed to me gallant successes that i was unaware of; it blamed me for actions to which i was a stranger; out of pride, i disdained to deny the slander, and i accepted favorable slander out of self-esteem. My life was happy in appearance, miserable in reality. [excerpt from the country doctor, by honoré de balzac]
themes / subjects / places represented:
subject of society, morals, grisette, writing
mode of acquisition: purchase
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal 98-89. Date: 1827.
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