Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Lamplit Conversation: Jules Girardet’s Balzac Plate
Two seated men and a standing woman gather around an open book on a broad table. The older man holds a long pipe, while the younger man leans towards him beside a shaded lamp. The image is signed Jules Girardet, and the margin credits the Goupil reproduction process. It accompanies the collected volume of Balzac’s Séraphîta and The Alkahest, giving the conversation an intimate setting of books, curtains and directed attention.
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Jules Girardet (design). "The Lamplit Conversation: Jules Girardet’s Balzac Plate" [editorial title]. In Séraphîta, Honoré de Balzac; translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley; illustrations by Jules Girardet; introduction by George Frederic Parsons. Centenary Edition, Volume XXX; Séraphita translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley, illustrated by Jules Girardet. Combined-volume title also names The Alkahest; retained Reader portion is Séraphita., undated edition. Source scan leaf 10. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0130-0010
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SéraphîtaHonoré de Balzac; translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley; illustrations by Jules Girardet; introduction by George Frederic ParsonsUndated editionRelated illustrations
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Jules Girardet (design). The Lamplit Conversation: Jules Girardet’s Balzac Plate. Séraphîta. Scan leaf 10. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0130-0010