Author(s):
opiz or opitz, george emmanuel (prague, 10–04–1775 - leipzig, 12–07–1841), designer
other title: frontispiece: everywhere like at home or paintings of different customs and costumes” (dummy title)
production date: in 1831
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, drawing
name(s): drawing
dimensions - artwork:
height: 36. 5cm
width: 26cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 46. 5cm
width: 36. 1cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription - on the front, at the top, in the middle, in black ink: "everywhere like at ourselves / or / paintings of different morals / and / costumes"
signature - on the front, bottom middle, in black ink: "original drawings / by / g. Opiz, painter in leipzic / 1831"
stamp - on the front, lower left, in black ink: "carnavalet" (lugt 432d)
inventory number - on the front, lower left, in black ink: "d. 8567"
number - on the front, lower right, in black ink: "e. 21253"
iconographic description:
genre scene. Exterior scene. Characters: a crowd is gathered in front of an attraction with an inscription. A man points to the inscription with a wand and another, on the other side, plays a trumpet. The crowd consists of men, women, children and a dog. Children, a man and a woman look through portholes in the facade of a barracks. A man smokes a pipe. On the right, a young woman pays a four-season seller who has set up her baskets of fruit and vegetables. Historical commentary:
see cardopizalbum head sheet
mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 1979
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 8567
part of:
album of 29 drawings entitled pictures of different manners and costumes. Original drawings by g. Opitz in leipsic. 1831. Date: En 1831.
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