Antique Print-SATIRE-BALLET-RIDICULE-Monnier-c.1850

The image shows three dancers, the central figure elevated in mid-leap, while the two female figures on either side hold ballet poses, wearing red skirts. The scene is light-hearted, emphasizing the whimsical nature of the subject matter.

Made by Henry Monnier after own design.

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

Sheet size: 34 x 24.8 cm (13.39 x 9.76 inch). Image size: 19.4 x 17.2 cm. (7.64 x 6.77 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, DANCE, BALLET, FRENCH CARICATURE, 19TH CENTURY, HUMOR, SATIRE | PCO-E5-28

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Part of the series Recreations.

Biography engraver: Henry Bonaventure Monnier (1799-1877) was a French artist, playwright, and actor who satirized the social customs of the bourgeoisie and the aristocracy in his work. His lithographs often depicted humorous scenes of everyday life in 19th-century France.