L'Ecueil de la sagesse - Wisdom's stumbling block. BAL2013.18, En 1827

Author(s): monnier, henry bonaventure (paris, 07–06–1799 - paris, 03–01–1877 — 3–6–1877), designer senefelder et cie, designer-lithographer production date: in 1827 dating in century: 19th century type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, print name(s): print materials and techniques: lithography, vellum paper, watercolor dimensions - artwork: height: 20. 8cm width: 26cm description: colored print marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: title of the work - under the image: the stall of wisdom - wisdom's stumbling block author inscription - below the image on the right: senefelder lith. Inscription concerning the author - under the image on the left: henry monnier iconographic description: three elegant young women. One readjusts her sleeve, the other from behind holds her scarf 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 customs of their time often inspired the two artists in parallel on numerous subjects as we can see in the following extract: "-- she is becoming very nice, this little one, he said with a clear air. Honoré de balzac] themes / subjects / places represented: social subject, morals, women's fashion, grisette mode of acquisition: purchase institution: maison de balzac inventory number: bal2013. 18. Date: En 1827.