Author(s):
demachy, pierre-antoine (paris, 17–09–1723 - paris, 10–09–1807), designer
date of production: between 1795 and 1805
type(s) of object(s): drawing, graphic arts
name(s): drawing
dimensions - artwork:
height: 44cm
width: 55cm
dimensions - museum master key:
height: 50cm
width: 65cm
dimensions - museum assembly:
height: 44cm
width: 55cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inventory number - on the back, top left, handwritten in red ink: "i. E. D. 509". \ inscription in ink
stamp - on the front, bottom right, stamp in purple ink: "ville / de / paris" (cf. Lugt suppl. 2012 c. ) \ inscription in ink
inscription - on the front, lower left, handwritten in pencil: "demac(. . . )". \ pencil inscription
inscription - on the front, bottom center, handwritten in black ink: "demolition (. . . )". \ inscription in ink
inscription - pencil inscription
iconographic description:
clearing of the colonnade of the louvre; demolition of petit-bourbon, 1st arrondissement. Above and extending to the left of the composition is a scaffolding with planks. To the right of the sheet is represented an architecture, the corner of a building with a console on which stands a statue of saint mark, a lion's head at his feet, topped by a canopy. In the lower right corner of the drawing, a tent, in front of which figures are depicted. In the center two horses, fitted with shoulder collars, eat straw near a cart. In the lower right corner, a man leaning on a stick points to the horses at a woman and a child seated near him. Acquisition mode: unknown acquisition mode
name of donor, testator, seller: delisle (mr)
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 509. Date: between 1795 and 1805.
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