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Menu for Ernest Rousseau, 1896

  • etching, paper
  • 182 x 135 mm
  • Inv. 1998-B-109-1

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In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the winning of a medal at an exhibition or a decoration in an official order invariably led to the staging of grand banquets, just like anniversaries and other festive events. At these dinners much attention was paid to the menus, and they were regularly illuminated in etching or lithography by artists who were friends. Two such menus by Ensor are known: "The menu for Charles Vos" and "The menu for Ernest Rousseau". Ensor made the first menu on the occasion of the festive inauguration of the 'Vos-Hall', the gallery and auction room that Ensor's friend Charles Vos opened in Brussels on 26 December 1896. "The menu for Ernest Rousseau" was made by Ensor on the occasion of the wedding of Ernest Rousseau Jr.

Artist

James Ensor RKD VIAF Wikidata
Ostend 1860 - Ostend 1949
etchersAAT

Title Menu for Ernest Rousseau
Date 1896
Period 19th century
Medium and support etching AAT
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings signatures (names) bottom left: J. Ensor
signature and year bottom right: James Ensor 1896
inscription centre: Menu / Huîtres de Zélande / Potage Bisque d'écrevisses / Petites Caisses à la Reine / Filet de boeuf à la Clamart / Poulardes à la Financière / Selle de chevreuil sauce poivrade / Céleris aus Jus / Perdraux rôtis. Compote / Aspics de foie gras / Glace / Fruits.Dessert / 10 novembre 1896
inscription on the reverse: AT / AT
inscription on the reverse: bX [of R] l / Collection Ernst Rousseau. / après [...] / sbl / [...] / 2 menus Ernst Rousseau.
Collection print room
Object type etching AAT
Inventory number 1998-B-109-1
Acquisition credit purchase
Taevernier, Auguste (coll.)
1998
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
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IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/4146/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300056485 fantastic art AAT
Keywords Iconclass 24A sun as celestial body Iconclass
24D stars Iconclass
25F animals Iconclass
25F2 mammals Iconclass
31D12 youth, young man, adolescent Iconclass
31D120 Youth, Adolescence, 'Iuventus'; 'Adolescenza', 'Gioventu' (Ripa) Iconclass
31D13 adolescent, young woman, maiden Iconclass
33C8 amorousness, desire Iconclass
42D3 marriage, married couple, 'matrimonium' Iconclass
46C131 riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman Iconclass
46C13141 horse Iconclass
47I242 bee-hive Iconclass
61B historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life) Iconclass
61B2(ERNEST ROUSSEAU) historical person (ERNEST ROUSSEAU) Iconclass
School / Style realism (artistic form of expression) AAT
phantasy
satire (artistic device) AAT
Henri Leys, Henri de Braekeleer, James Ensor / Loys Delteil. - Paris : Chez l'Auteur, 1925 (nr. 109)
James Ensor : Catalogue illustré de ses gravures ; Leur description critique et l'inventaire des plaques = Geïllustreerde catalogus van zijn gravures ; Hun kritische beschrijving en inventaris van de platen = Illustrated catalogue of his engravings ; Their critical description and inventary of the plates / Auguste Taevernier. - Ledeberg (Gent) : Erasmus Boekhandel bv Amsterdam, 1973 (nr. 109)
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