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Henry Bonaventure Monnier
Henry Bonaventure Monnier

Henry Bonaventure Monnier

French, 1805-1877
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Henry-Bonaventure Monnier was a French playwright, caricaturist and actor.

After studying at the Lycée Bonaparte , he frequented the workshops of Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson and Antoine-Jean Gros . He installed himself in London in 1822 and returned to France 5 years later. His meetings with Alexandre Dumas , Théophile Gautier , Stendhal , Eugène Sue , Prosper Mérimée , Eugène Scribe , Eugène Delacroix , Louis Boulanger and Honoré de Balzac opened doors to him.

Between 1827 and 1832, he produced several albums of lithographs, satirizing the mores and physiognomies of his contemporaries and of the "grisettes" (or louche young men) in his office. He created the character Monsieur Prudhomme , of whom Balzac said was the "illustration of the type of the Parisian middle-class" and who inspired the poem of that title in Paul Verlaine 's Poèmes saturniens .

On 21 May 1834, Monnier married Caroline Péguchet (known as Caroline Linsel, an actress at the Théâtre de la Monnaie ) in Brussels .

From the 1850s onwards, he essentially devoted himself to writing and theater.

He was the author of the famous phrase - We should build cities in the countryside, the air is so much cleaner! - that is usually attributed to Alphonse Allais .

In 1931 Sacha Guitry created a play freely inspired by Monnier's life, entitled Monsieur Prudhomme a-il lived? .

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Kurassier met helm en blauwe mantel, zittend naast een oude dame in reistoilet

Kurassier met helm en blauwe mantel, zittend naast een oude dame in reistoilet (1839)

Henry Bonaventure Monnier (French, 1805-1877)
Figurative
The Complement of the Students

The Complement of the Students (c. 1857)

Henry Bonaventure Monnier (French, 1805-1877)
Illustration
Self-Portrait in the Role of M. Prud’homme

Self-Portrait in the Role of M. Prud’homme (1873)

Henry Bonaventure Monnier (French, 1805-1877)
Illustration
Joseph Prud’homme Standing

Joseph Prud’homme Standing (1868)

Henry Bonaventure Monnier (French, 1805-1877)
Illustration
Débutante

Débutante (c. 1828–30)

Henry Bonaventure Monnier (French, 1805-1877)
Illustration
Childhood

Childhood (1800s)

Henry Bonaventure Monnier (French, 1805-1877)
Illustration
Administrative Customs; Supernumerary

Administrative Customs; Supernumerary (mid-1800s)

Henry Bonaventure Monnier (French, 1805-1877)
Illustration
A Loge

A Loge (c. 1828–30)

Henry Bonaventure Monnier (French, 1805-1877)
Illustration
Portrait of the actor Frédérick Lemaître with his wife and dog

Portrait of the actor Frédérick Lemaître with his wife and dog (1859)

Henry Bonaventure Monnier (French, 1805-1877)
Figurative
A Conversation

A Conversation (1873)

Henry Bonaventure Monnier (French, 1805-1877)
Figurative
Artois

Artois (1869)

Henry Bonaventure Monnier (French, 1805-1877)
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Karikatuur van een staande heer

Karikatuur van een staande heer (1809 - 1877)

Henry Bonaventure Monnier (French, 1805-1877)
Figurative
The Two Gossips (Les Deux Commères)

The Two Gossips (Les Deux Commères) (1832)

Henry Bonaventure Monnier (French, 1805-1877)
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The Society Man (Monsieur Joseph Prudhomme)

The Society Man (Monsieur Joseph Prudhomme) (1874)

Henry Bonaventure Monnier (French, 1805-1877)
Figurative
The Painter’s Studio

The Painter’s Studio (ca. 1855)

Henry Bonaventure Monnier (French, 1805-1877)
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Self-Portrait as Monsieur Prudhomme

Self-Portrait as Monsieur Prudhomme (1861)

Henry Bonaventure Monnier (French, 1805-1877)
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A Restaurant Interior

A Restaurant Interior

Henry Bonaventure Monnier (French, 1805-1877)
Drawings
Tea Party at the Prince de Conti’s

Tea Party at the Prince de Conti’s (mid-19th century)

Henry Bonaventure Monnier (French, 1805-1877)
Drawings
Self-Portrait as Monsieur Prudhomme

Self-Portrait as Monsieur Prudhomme (ca. 1850–60)

Henry Bonaventure Monnier (French, 1805-1877)
Drawings
Self-Portrait as Monsieur Prudhomme

Self-Portrait as Monsieur Prudhomme (1858)

Henry Bonaventure Monnier (French, 1805-1877)
Drawings
Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man (1849)

Henry Bonaventure Monnier (French, 1805-1877)
Drawings

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