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
giraldon and bovinet, editor
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. 3cm
dimensions - picture:
height: 13. 8cm
width: 17. 4cm
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
number - above the image on the right: pl. 33
legend - in the image at the bottom left: bad knowledgein the image at the bottom right: we have bread when we have no more teeth
inscription concerning the author - under the image on the left: henry monnier under the image on the right: lith de bernard
registration concerning the test - under the image: published by giraldon bovinet, passage vivienne, n°26. Iconographic description:
composition in two sketches. On the left: a man smoking a pipe dressed as a scoundrel. On the right: three people seen from behind are walking arm in arm. They are two slender and elegant men flanking an old man. 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: "--you understand," said montefiore in a low voice, taking his arm, "that as long as i am with you i will have nothing to fear; but if i came back alone, and a scoundrel followed me, i would be very good to kill. - what do you have on you?-- oh! almost nothing, replied the defiant italian. I only have my earnings. However, they would still make a pretty fortune for a beggar who, certainly, would have a good reputation as an honest man for the rest of his days. " [excerpt from les marana, by honoré de balzac]
themes / subjects / places represented:
social subject, morals, thief, pipe, smoker
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal91. 76. Date: Unknown.
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