Le grand genre - The extreme bon ton. BAL2013.22, Henry Monnier, 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. 5cm width: 28. 2cm description: colored print marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: title of the work - under the image: le grand genre / the extreme bon ton. Author inscription - below the image on the right: senefelder lith. Inscription concerning the author - under the image on the left: henry monnier iconographic description: a couple seen from behind. The man is dressed in a servant's livery, he waits a few steps away from his mistress. The young lady is wearing a large hat and dressed in an elegant dress. While walking, she reads and holds her parasol. 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 morals of their time often inspired the two artists in parallel on numerous subjects as we can see in the following extract: "these few words will remind you of your own follies. A great lady if ever there was one, and a widow without children (oh! it was all there!), my idol had locked herself away to mark my laundry herself with her hair, finally, she responded to my follies with other follies. So, how can we not believe in passion when it is guaranteed by madness? that catering, which it owed a new luster, made it unsuitable in relation to its name. In my situation, i had the conceit not to entertain a suspicion. " [excerpt from another study of a woman, by honoré de balzac] themes / subjects / places represented: subject of society, morals, umbrella, women's fashion, servant - servant mode of acquisition: purchase institution: maison de balzac inventory number: bal2013. 22. Date: En 1827.