Abigail Boucher

I need to find more information on Emile Bayard. Specifically his engraving entitled "Une Affaire D'Honneur". Was there an event that sparked Bayard to paint (apparently there is a painting as well) this scene? Who are the women? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Unregistered

Abigail,

While searching out info on Emile Bayard for other reasons I came across your posting of almost a year ago regarding Bayard's "Une Affaire D'Honneur"

Here is an organization dedicated to encouraging more stage combat among women:

http://www.babeswithblades.org/run7affair-honor.htm

One of their play script contests features supposed stories leading to the duel Bayard depicts.

Perhaps someone their can help you on your quest.

Peter Taylor Grand Rapids MI

John

The original poster is probably aware of this, but for anyone who doesn't know, Bayard was an illustrator of Victor Hugo's novels and did the famous illustration of Cosette, which was used so prominently by the stage production of Les Miserables.

jasperchc

Hello --

I was searching for more information on Emile Bayard when I came across your discussion.
I manage a small museum in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada and we have 2 large, oil paintings, one labelled 'An Affair of Honor' and the other has no frame, so the label is lost.
I only have local history on these paintings, but I have done some research to find out more information. Here is an abbreviated version:

These 2 paintings were shipped to Maple Creek sometime after 1901 by a Mr. Bill Pollock. He had purchased them for his new home while on a business trip to 'the East'. I don't know if the trip was to a city in Canada or the US. The subject of the paintings was not appropriate to the dining room of the family home, so they spent most of the first half of the century in the Jasper Hotel.

About 6 years ago, a couple visited the museum and took photos of the paintings. They sent it to Chip Brooks, a collector of cigar box labels at www.cigarlabeljunkie.com. There is an antique cigar box label, named 'El Duelo' which has the same composition as Bayard's picture and of the painting in the Jasper Centre.

This piqued my interest and I started to search the Internet for more information. I found out that 2 silent films, both named 'An Affair of Honor', were released in 1897 and 1901. I'm assuming they are both the same film. The description of the film said that the "moving picture is made after the celebrated painting by the same name". At first thought, was our painting 'the celebrated painting'? With my amateur eye for artwork, I didn't think that it was because the paint was not very thick, the detail was not crisp and it looked like the painting was created quickly. So, I continued searching and ended up on a site called 'Diaryland', www.cahier-rouge.diaryland.com. The entry on this site was a reply to someone inquiring about the artist who created 'Cossette' for Victor Hugo in Les Miserables. The artist was Emile Bayard and in this particular entry the author also made a example of Bayard's 'Une Affaire d'Honnour'. Looking at this picture, who the artist was and the detail in etching, this was possibly the 'celebrated picture'. I searched as far as I could for the second scene, but could find no reference regarding Bayard.

However, I still continued my search and ended up on a Russian website designed for women in combat, 'female single combat club'. On this site, there was a section, 'Combat History', in which I found 2 Italian postcards with BOTH scenes. The composition is very similar, but the fashions are very different. This was the only reference to both the duel and the reconciliation.

The next find was the playwriting competition of Babes with Blades theatre company in Chicago. This helped to confirm that Bayard's picture was the 'celebrated picture' that the films were based upon.

Now, back to our 2 paintings and why they were created. I speculate they were created by someone in the theatre business who could create large, relatively light, paintings (the sizes are approx. 9 ft x 6 ft frame with an 80" x 46" painting) and that these 2 were possibly advertising for the silent films.

I haven't been able to find anything more and I hope this posting will help. Even so, it is a great story to tell our visitors.

Shelley Drever, mgr
Jasper Cultural & Historical Centre
Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada
306-662-2434
admin@sasktel.net
www.jaspercentre.ca

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Unregistered

Hi Abigail,
Are you still looking for the answer to this question? The duel is supposed to have been between a woman who went by the pseudonym Gisele d'Estoc and her ex-lover, a trick pony rider at the cirque Medrano called Emma Rouer.
Out of curiosity, where did you see this picture? Do you know where the painting is today? I would dearly like to know,
Melanie

annsmyers

Hi,
I came upon your conversation because we are looking at a print of Une Affaire d'Honneur in the Mendocino Hotel in Mendocino, California. We have looked at this print with fascination for over twenty years and have often wondered about it. It is signed Emile Bayard. From the frame and the print of the title, it looks as though it is from the early part of the 20th C. We've asked the hotel staff if they have any information about the print, but they do not. Thanks for all of your postings. We received at least a bit of satisfaction to our curiosity regarding this most amazing print.
Ann

Sally

A friend of mine in Cripple Creek, Colorado owns a large print titled Une Affaire D'Honneur, artist Emile Bayard. In doing research I found this site which you might find helpful.

http://www.iment.com/maida/family/mo...milebayard.htm

mathilde

Hello,

Would it be possible to you, to send me a good digitized copy of "une affaire d'honneur"
Thank you in advance
Mathilde

mathilde

Hello,

would it be possible to you to send me a digitized copy(full page) of "une affaire d'honneur"

Thanks in advance