Author(s):
demachy, pierre-antoine (paris, 17–09–1723 - paris, 10–09–1807), designer
other title: composite perspective on the peristyle of the louvre, from the hôtel du petit-bourbon, 1st arrondissement. (dummy title)
date of production: between 1753 and 1763
type(s) of object(s): drawing, graphic arts
name(s): drawing
dimensions - artwork:
height: 19. 4cm
width: 14. 9cm
dimensions - museum master key:
height: 50cm
width: 40cm
dimensions - old assembly:
height: 19. 3cm
width: 14. 9cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature of the performer - on the front of the drawing at the bottom right, handwritten in brown ink: "demachy". \ inscription in ink
inventory number - on the front of the drawing, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "i. E. D. 5202". \ inscription in ink
stamp - on the front of the old montage, at the bottom in the middle, stamp 432c (see suppl. Lugt) in purple ink: "musée / carnavalet". \ inscription in ink
inscription - on the back of the sheet, top left, handwritten in black ink: "16 / 25 / 20 / 3. 50 / _ / 6ô. 50". \ pencil inscription
inscription - on the back of the sheet, in the middle and vertically, handwritten inscription in pencil: "nº30". Iconographic description:
composite perspective on the peristyle of the louvre, 1st arrondissement. In the foreground, the framework of a demolished roof dominates the ruins of a building: on the left a colonnade and the start of a stone vault; on the right, a section of wall. Between the two, in the background: the peristyle of the louvre surmounted by a balustrade decorated with statues. Institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 5202. Date: Entre 1753 et 1763.
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