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), printer-lithographer
giraldon-bovinet, editor
other title: les grisettes (title of the series)
date of production: 1827
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, print
name(s): print
materials and techniques: lithography, vellum paper
dimensions - artwork:
height: 30cm
width: 22cm
dimensions - image:
height: 12. 2cm
width: 8. 7cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 40cm
width: 30cm
description:
plate 3 from the series "les grisettes" by henry monnier, paris, giraldon et bovinet, 1827
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription - above the image on the left: "grisettes" and on the right: "pl. 3" under the image on the left: "henry monnier" and on the right: "lith. De bernard" under the letter in the middle: "published by giraldon bovinet, passage vivienne, n°26"
legend - under the image: i prefer your accommodation to those of auguste and théophile
iconographic description:
a couple is represented from the front. The young woman wears a large hat shading her features, her hands clasped on a small fabric handkerchief, her dress is pale green. She turns her gaze to the side. She visits a place, perhaps a room. His companion has his arms full of a hat box and a pink bundle, he places his hand familiarly on the shoulder of his companion. Monnier and balzac, inspired by the same situations, often come together in their descriptions of the morals of their contemporaries, one through drawing and the other through writing. Perhaps the sum at which she had calculated her expenses, and which, for a grisette from alençon, was considerable. " (excerpt from the old girl, 1837, honoré de balzac)
themes / subjects / places represented:
social subject, morals, grisette, hat
mode of acquisition: purchase
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal 98-75. Date: 1827.
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