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: 23. 2cm
width: 31. 4cm
dimensions - picture:
height: 14cm
width: 16cm
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: 30
caption - in the image at the bottom: kiss your aunt. Inscription concerning the author - under the image on the right: lith de bernard. Under the image on the left: henry monnier
registration concerning the event - under the image: published by giraldon bovinet, passage vivienne, n°26. Iconographic description:
a potbellied, middle-aged bourgeois introduces a young man (his nephew?) to a pretty young woman, who is his new wife. The nephew is very surprised. In the background, a woman, hands in the pockets of her apron, observes the funny scene. 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: "he stood up, he took his place again and said:-- this is our business, my dear aunt. Because you will be a little like my aunt. . . -- shut up, bad subject!. Said brigitte, and speak. . . -- i will tell you things bluntly, and notice that i compromise myself by telling you them, [. . . ]" [excerpt from les petits bourgeois, by honoré de balzac]
themes / subjects / places represented:
subject of society, morals, salute - reverence
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal91. 64. Date: Unknown.
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