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Bourgeois Collection (#5)

"Bourgeois: A Tapestry of Art, Society

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Illustration for The Cobbler and the Financier, from Fables

Illustration for The Cobbler and the Financier, from Fables
PER190899 Illustration for The Cobbler and the Financier, from Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95) (engraving) by Dore

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Portrait of a large family from Lyon, late 19th century (b / w photo)

Portrait of a large family from Lyon, late 19th century (b / w photo)
CHT164569 Portrait of a large family from Lyon, late 19th century (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Victorian Drawing Room, c. 1860-99 (b / w photo)

Victorian Drawing Room, c. 1860-99 (b / w photo)
498427 Victorian Drawing Room, c.1860-99 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Woman in a Barouche, 1889 (pastel on paper)

Woman in a Barouche, 1889 (pastel on paper)
BRM181955 Woman in a Barouche, 1889 (pastel on paper) by Anquetin, Louis (1861-1932); 55x50 cm; Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Interior of a London Shop, late 19th century (w / c on paper)

Interior of a London Shop, late 19th century (w / c on paper)
CHT170421 Interior of a London Shop, late 19th century (w/c on paper) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; English, out of copyright

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Decorating the Christmas Tree, advertisment for La Toilette des Enfants

Decorating the Christmas Tree, advertisment for La Toilette des Enfants
CHT173564 Decorating the Christmas Tree, advertisment for La Toilette des Enfants, engraved by P. Derfermeville, 1872 (coloured engraving) by Codouze

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Norwegian and Danish costumes, early 17th Century (coloured engraving)

Norwegian and Danish costumes, early 17th Century (coloured engraving)
5229982 Norwegian and Danish costumes, early 17th Century (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Norwegian and Danish costumes, early 17th Century)

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Sunday Morning, 1865-68 (oil on panel)

Sunday Morning, 1865-68 (oil on panel)
5051887 Sunday Morning, 1865-68 (oil on panel) by Scholten, Hendrik Jacobus (1824-1907); 55x66.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: Seventeenth century interior)

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Bourgeois (coloured engraving)

Bourgeois (coloured engraving)
6016071 Bourgeois (coloured engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bourgeois. Illustration for Costume du Moyen Age, D Apres les Manuscrits, les Peintures)

Background imageBourgeois Collection: The Public Garden at Pontoise, 1874 (oil on canvas)

The Public Garden at Pontoise, 1874 (oil on canvas)
5667214 The Public Garden at Pontoise, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 60 x 73 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: On left)

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Leaving the Conservatory (La Sortie du conservatoire) 1877 (oil on canvas)

Leaving the Conservatory (La Sortie du conservatoire) 1877 (oil on canvas)
BRN152402 Leaving the Conservatory (La Sortie du conservatoire) 1877 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 187.3x117.5 cm; The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Background imageBourgeois Collection: A Lady at her Writing Desk in a Biedermeier Sitting Room, c

A Lady at her Writing Desk in a Biedermeier Sitting Room, c
CH146644 A Lady at her Writing Desk in a Biedermeier Sitting Room, c.1821 (pen and black ink and w/c on paper) by Alt, Jakob (1789-1872)

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Bourgeoises Dans Differentes Attitudes, from Prints Album 21, number 304 (chalk on paper)

Bourgeoises Dans Differentes Attitudes, from Prints Album 21, number 304 (chalk on paper)
6342513 Bourgeoises Dans Differentes Attitudes, from Prints Album 21, number 304 (chalk on paper) by Callot, Jacques (1592-1635); 16.8x9.6 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Background imageBourgeois Collection: As the Old Sing, so Pipe the Young, c. 1663-5 (oil on canvas)

As the Old Sing, so Pipe the Young, c. 1663-5 (oil on canvas)
5863950 As the Old Sing, so Pipe the Young, c.1663-5 (oil on canvas) by Steen, Jan Havicksz. (1625/26-79); 83.8x91.9 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Bourgeois of Amiens, 16th century

Bourgeois of Amiens, 16th century
5855263 Bourgeois of Amiens, 16th century by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); (add.info.: Bourgeois of Amiens, 16th century)

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Works of mercy: to visit the sick (oil on canvas)

Works of mercy: to visit the sick (oil on canvas)
LRI3614290 Works of mercy: to visit the sick (oil on canvas) by Wael, Cornelis de (1592-1667); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les sept oeuvres de misericorde)

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Socialist cartoon of 1895 on different forms of government (litho)

Socialist cartoon of 1895 on different forms of government (litho)
3646254 Socialist cartoon of 1895 on different forms of government (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Costumes of prominent burghers of Augsburg, Bavaria, in 1520 (colour litho)

Costumes of prominent burghers of Augsburg, Bavaria, in 1520 (colour litho)
3646159 Costumes of prominent burghers of Augsburg, Bavaria, in 1520 (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Costumes of prominent burghers of Augsburg)

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Portrait of a Seated man at a desk (oil on canvas)

Portrait of a Seated man at a desk (oil on canvas)
704131 Portrait of a Seated man at a desk (oil on canvas) by Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845); Galleria Nazionale d Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Lazio, Italy; French, out of copyright

Background imageBourgeois Collection: The Garden, 1891 (transfer lithograph in black on cream wove paper)

The Garden, 1891 (transfer lithograph in black on cream wove paper)
2972730 The Garden, 1891 (transfer lithograph in black on cream wove paper) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 31.6x19.9 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Family in a Park (oil on canvas)

Family in a Park (oil on canvas)
XIR420029 Family in a Park (oil on canvas) by Lancret, Nicolas (1690-1743); 60x74 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Caen, France; (add.info.: Family in a Park; ); French, out of copyright

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Sunday in Bellevue, 1874 (oil on canvas)

Sunday in Bellevue, 1874 (oil on canvas)
CH451405 Sunday in Bellevue, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Lafoulhouze, Gabriel-Amable de (1815-89); 49.5x79.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dimanche a Bellevue; ); Photo eChristies Images; French

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Palais de Justice, Rouen (graphite on laid paper)

Palais de Justice, Rouen (graphite on laid paper)
XYC309876 Palais de Justice, Rouen (graphite on laid paper) by Bonington, Richard Parkes (1802-28); 30.2x12.1 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

Background imageBourgeois Collection: French and German costumes, late 16th Century (coloured engraving)

French and German costumes, late 16th Century (coloured engraving)
968857 French and German costumes, late 16th Century (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French and German costumes, late 16th Century)

Background imageBourgeois Collection: German military and bourgeois costumes, early 17th Century (coloured engraving)

German military and bourgeois costumes, early 17th Century (coloured engraving)
968833 German military and bourgeois costumes, early 17th Century (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German military and bourgeois costumes)

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Outside the Print- Sellers Shop, c. 1860-1863 (oil on panel)

Outside the Print- Sellers Shop, c. 1860-1863 (oil on panel)
1068850 Outside the PrintA- Sellers Shop, c.1860-1863 (oil on panel) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); 49.5x40 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; Foundation for the Arts Collection, Mrs. John B

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Bourgeois Parisian man of the reign of Charles VII, 15th Century (coloured engraving)

Bourgeois Parisian man of the reign of Charles VII, 15th Century (coloured engraving)
976121 Bourgeois Parisian man of the reign of Charles VII, 15th Century (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBourgeois Collection: This Woman has Something I Like... In Her General Appearance!, 1850 (lithograph)

This Woman has Something I Like... In Her General Appearance!, 1850 (lithograph)
1066790 This Woman has Something I Like... In Her General Appearance!, 1850 (lithograph) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); 24.4x22.2 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Children dressed as different classes (colour photo)

Children dressed as different classes (colour photo)
3094386 Children dressed as different classes (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children dressed as different classes)

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Garden in town (colour litho)

Garden in town (colour litho)
3096758 Garden in town (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Garden in town. Illustration for Bilder zum Anschauungsunterricht fur die Jugend by Eduard)

Background imageBourgeois Collection: John Freeth and his Circle, 1792 (oil on canvas)

John Freeth and his Circle, 1792 (oil on canvas)
BIR186138 John Freeth and his Circle, 1792 (oil on canvas) by Eckstein, John (fl.1787-1838); Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; (add.info)

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Marriage by the Book, caricature from Les Metamorphoses du Jour series

Marriage by the Book, caricature from Les Metamorphoses du Jour series
CHT177458 Marriage by the Book, caricature from Les Metamorphoses du Jour series, reprinted in 1854 (coloured engraving) (see also 213938) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47)

Background imageBourgeois Collection: L Avenue du Bois (detail), 1880 (monotype, black carbon ink on India paper)

L Avenue du Bois (detail), 1880 (monotype, black carbon ink on India paper)
5938051 L Avenue du Bois (detail), 1880 (monotype, black carbon ink on India paper) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 11.8x16.1 (image); 17.2x20.5 (sheet) cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Siege of Calais by Edward III in 1346 - 1347. Queen Philippa de Hainaut begged her

Siege of Calais by Edward III in 1346 - 1347. Queen Philippa de Hainaut begged her
5944562 Siege of Calais by Edward III in 1346 - 1347. Queen Philippa de Hainaut begged her bridegroom to grant the bourgeois of Calais

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Portrait of Jacob Olycan, 1625 (oil on canvas)

Portrait of Jacob Olycan, 1625 (oil on canvas)
5863934 Portrait of Jacob Olycan, 1625 (oil on canvas) by Hals, Frans (1582/3-1666); 124.8x97.5 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands; (add.info.: Jacob Olycan (1596-1638) rich Haarlem brewer

Background imageBourgeois Collection: The Lamp, 1890-91 (drypoint, softground etching, and aquatint)

The Lamp, 1890-91 (drypoint, softground etching, and aquatint)
5672862 The Lamp, 1890-91 (drypoint, softground etching, and aquatint) by Cassatt, Mary Stevenson (1844-1926); 44 x 27.8 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; American, out of copyright

Background imageBourgeois Collection: The Family of Mr. Westfal in the Conservatory, 1836 (oil on canvas)

The Family of Mr. Westfal in the Conservatory, 1836 (oil on canvas)
5667231 The Family of Mr. Westfal in the Conservatory, 1836 (oil on canvas) by Gartner, Johann Philipp Eduard (1801-77); 23.8 x 20 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Background imageBourgeois Collection: A Young Man in a Large Hat, 1626-29 (oil on panel)

A Young Man in a Large Hat, 1626-29 (oil on panel)
4073424 A Young Man in a Large Hat, 1626-29 (oil on panel) by Hals, Frans (1582/3-1666); 29.3 x 23.2 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageBourgeois Collection: A Tangle, 1897 (oil on canvas)

A Tangle, 1897 (oil on canvas)
1199805 A Tangle, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Muschamp, Francis Sydney (1851-1929); 50.9x76.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Costumes of the 13th Century (coloured engraving)

Costumes of the 13th Century (coloured engraving)
968884 Costumes of the 13th Century (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Costumes of the 13th Century)

Background imageBourgeois Collection: French and Dutch costumes, early 17th Century (coloured engraving)

French and Dutch costumes, early 17th Century (coloured engraving)
968862 French and Dutch costumes, early 17th Century (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French and Dutch costumes, early 17th Century)

Background imageBourgeois Collection: German costumes, early 16th Century (coloured engraving)

German costumes, early 16th Century (coloured engraving)
968854 German costumes, early 16th Century (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German costumes, early 16th Century)

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Costumes and military uniforms of Republican France, 1790s (engraving)

Costumes and military uniforms of Republican France, 1790s (engraving)
968801 Costumes and military uniforms of Republican France, 1790s (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Costumes and military uniforms of Republican France)

Background imageBourgeois Collection: French and German Bourgeois womens costumes, late 18th Century (engraving)

French and German Bourgeois womens costumes, late 18th Century (engraving)
968792 French and German Bourgeois womens costumes, late 18th Century (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French and German Bourgeois womens costumes)

Background imageBourgeois Collection: Winter (Woman with a Muff), 1880 (oil on canvas)

Winter (Woman with a Muff), 1880 (oil on canvas)
1068797 Winter (Woman with a Muff), 1880 (oil on canvas) by Morisot, Berthe (1841-95); 73.6x58.4 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of the Meadows Foundation, Incorporated; French




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"Bourgeois: A Tapestry of Art, Society, and Rebellion" Step into the enchanting world of "bourgeois" as we explore various artistic expressions that capture the essence of this intriguing concept. From a serene Garden Nook at Bellevue in 1880 to the vibrant Flower Market in Nice, France, these masterpieces invite us to immerse ourselves in bourgeois aesthetics. But not all depictions are celebratory; an Anti-Bourgeois Poster challenges societal norms and questions the values associated with this class. Similarly, The output of the Duke of Choiseul reveals both opulence and power held by those within bourgeois circles during St. Peter's era. Moving beyond traditional art forms, Jean Genet's collaboration with Stanimirovitc presents Mistinguett adorned with leopard print—a symbol of rebellion against bourgeois conventions. Meanwhile, a Print from Chateau de Chinon transports us back in time to witness grandeur intertwined with everyday life. In Madrid's Apolo Theater inauguration of 1873 or through Gines Andres de Aguirre's Gate of San Vicente from 1785, we catch glimpses into spaces where bourgeoisie gathered for entertainment or resided—showcasing their influence on architecture and urban landscapes. The Salon Bourgeois becomes a stage for artists like Jane Bourgeois, Jules Bourbon, and Edmund Burke to express their unique perspectives on society through their works. And as we delve deeper into portraiture artistry, Jose Aparicio Inglada captures The family of Gaspar Soliveres—an intimate portrayal reflecting familial ties amidst a bourgeoise backdrop. Through these diverse artworks spanning different periods and mediums emerges a captivating narrative surrounding "bourgeois. " It is an intricate tapestry woven together by wealth, privilege but also resistance against societal expectations—an exploration that invites contemplation about our own place within this complex social fabric.