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), designer-lithographer
other title: the tailor and the fairy. (inscribed title (letter))
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 tailor and the fairy. Inscription concerning the author - under the image on the left: henry monnier
inscription concerning the author - under the image on the right: lith de bernard. Iconographic description:
in a workshop, a surprised craftsman observes a strange apparition: a waving woman plumed with feathers is standing in a cloud of smoke. She rocks a swaddled baby in her arms. Illustration of the lyrics of béranger's song "the tailor and the fairy. " of which here is an extract: "in this paris full of gold and misery, in the year of christ one thousand seven hundred and eighty, at a tailor's, my poor and old grandfather, newborn me, know what happened to me. Nothing predicted the glory of an orpheus in my cradle, which was not made of flowers: but my grandfather, running to my tears, finds me one day in the arms of a fairy: and this fairy, with of cheerful refrains, calmed the cry of my first sorrows "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, fabulous creature, infant = baby, artisan
mode of acquisition: purchase
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal2007. 79. Date: En 1828.
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