Author(s):
monnier, henry bonaventure (paris, 07–06–1799 - paris, 03–01–1877 — 3–6–1877), designer-lithographer
delpech, françois seraphin (orléans, 1778 - 1825), designer-lithographer
other title: six districts of paris (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: watercolor, lithograph, vellum paper, ink
dimensions - artwork:
height: 25cm
width: 33. 5cm
dimensions - picture:
height: 17cm
width: 19. 6cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 50cm
width: 40cm
description:
lithograph enhanced with watercolor colors. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
title of the work - under the image: faubourg st honoré. Inscription concerning the author - under the image on the left: henry monnier / on the right: lith de delpech
iconographic description:
in a bourgeois living room decorated with curtains and hangings as well as furniture in the empire style, a family welcomes guests. Among them is a soldier and young women wearing ribbons and hats. 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: "finally, i have so much faith in a happy future that ten months ago i acquired and paid for one of the most beautiful hotels in the faubourg saint honoré. If i win back honorine, i don't want her to see this hotel again, nor the room from which she fled. I want to put my idol in a new temple where she can believe in an entirely new life. We are working to make this hotel a marvel of taste and elegance. " [excerpt from the novel honorine, by honoré de balzac]
themes / subjects / places represented:
social subject, morals, living room, dog, child, paris
mode of acquisition: purchase
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal96. 14-4. Date: En 1828.
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