Vüe perspective de la place et du pont de la Concorde a Paris, G.21037, Louis Jean Desprez, En 1787

Author(s): berthault, pierre-gabriel (saint-maur-des-fossés, 16–12–1737 - paris, 03–03–1831), engraver desprez, louis-jean (auxerre, 28–05–1743 - stockholm, 19–03–1804), designer the wise perronnet, jean-rodolphe (suresnes, 25–10–1708 - paris, 27–02–1794) other title: current quai d'orsay, palais bourbon, bridge and place de la concorde, pont royale, quai des tuileries and orangerie, 7 and 8th arrondissements. (dummy title) production date: in 1787 dating in century: 18th century type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts name(s): print dimensions - artwork: height: 33cm width: 65cm dimensions - museum master key: height: 55cm width: 70cm marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: inscription concerning the author - on the front of the engraving, under the square line, lower left, printed in black ink: "desprez delt. Le sage dirext" ("t" from "delt" and "dirext" in superscript), on the right: "berthault sculpt". (“t” from “sculpt” in superscript). \ impression inscription concerning the title - on the front of the engraving at the bottom center, under the square line, printed in black ink: "perspective view of the place and the concorde bridge in paris". "perspective view of the place and the pont de la concorde in paris begun in 1788 and finished in 1792 according to the projects of j. R. Perronnet, knight of the order of the king, its architect and first engineer of the ponts et chaussées de france, the academies of sciences of paris, of stockholm, of the royal society of london &" stamp - on the front of the engraving, lower right, oval stamp in black ink: "bibli. / ville paris". \ inscription in ink inscription concerning the model - on the front of the engraving at the bottom center, under the square line, printed in black ink: "begun in 1788 finished in 1792, according to the projects of j. R. Perronnet, knight of the order of the king, his architect & first engineer of bridges & roads of france. / of the academies of sciences of france, stockholm, of the royal society of london &ca". (“a” from “&ca” in superscript). \ impression inventory number - on the front of the engraving, lower right, handwritten in black ink: "r. G: 21037". \ inscription in ink inscription - on the back of the engraving, lower left, handwritten in pencil: "31 gc b / pont de la concorde / d - topo - 9 c 33 a / 30 a" ("a" underlined twice). \ pencil inscription inscription - on the back of the engraving, in the center, handwritten in pencil: "9" (circled). \ pencil inscription inscription - on the back of the engraving, top right, handwritten in pencil: "res gc (anonyme) boilly)". \ pencil inscription iconographic description: current quai d'orsay, palais bourbon, bridge and place de la concorde, pont royale, quai des tuileries and orangerie, 7 and 8th arrondissements. Urban landscape, architecture, genre scene, character, river activity, port, seine. Marnese boat, coach, wooden train, facade, building, house, horse-drawn carriage, soldier, tuileries garden, pond, statue, base, tree. Roof, church spire, notre-dame. Acquisition mode: unknown acquisition mode institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris inventory number: g. 21037. Date: En 1787.