Antique Master Print-SATIRE-SCENES OF EVERYDAY LIFE-RIDICULE-Monnier-c.1850

The print shows two distinct scenes: on the left, a short, well-dressed man gestures toward a much taller military officer; on the right, a fashionable group of men and women walk together, possibly enjoying leisure activities.

Made by Henry Monnier after own design.

Medium: Lithograph with hand coloring on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 31.4 x 23 cm (12.36 x 9.06 inch). Image size: 19.6 x 15.2 cm. (7.72 x 5.98 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Some light foxing, colors still bright, and in very good overall condition. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

HENRY MONNIER, LITHOGRAPH, 19TH CENTURY, FRENCH CARICATURE, SOCIAL SATIRE, FASHION, MILITARY, BOURGEOIS, HUMOR | PCO-E5-28

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Part of the series Recreations.

Biography engraver: Henry Bonaventure Monnier (1799-1877) was a French playwright, actor, and lithographer known for his humorous depictions of contemporary society, often satirizing the middle class. His works are closely related to those of Honor? de Balzac in capturing the essence of 19th-century French social life.