L'Aveugle de Bagnolet, BAL2007.23, En 1828

Author(s): monnier, henry bonaventure (paris, 07–06–1799 - paris, 03–01–1877 — 3–6–1877), designer other title: 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: l'aveugle de bagnolet. Inscription concerning the author - under the image on the left: henry monnier author inscription - under the image on the right: lith. Rue nd des victoires n°16 iconographic description: an old man, a beggar, stands facing a group of spectators (a seated old woman, a young child, peasant women). He plays the viol. The scene takes place in a countryside setting. Illustration of the lyrics of béranger's song "l'aveugle de bagnolet" of which here is an extract: "in bagnolet i once saw / a certain old man always happy; / blind, he returned from the war, / and poor, he begs while singing. " 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, singer - lyric artist, beggar mode of acquisition: purchase institution: maison de balzac inventory number: bal2007. 23. Date: En 1828.