Author(s):
brichaut, albert (around 1901), photographer
other title: st lazare (burial. ) (inscribed title (letter))
production date: between 1898 and 1912
type(s) of object(s): photography, graphic arts
name(s): photography
materials and techniques: aristotype
dimensions - artwork:
height: 11. 6cm
width: 16. 2cm
dimensions - original assembly:
height: 20. 7cm
width: 26. 8cm
description:
reproduction of a painting laminated on an old mount
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription concerning the title - on the front, on the cardboard at the top center, handwritten in black ink: "st lazare (burial. )". \ inscription in ink
inscription - on the back of the box, top left, handwritten in pencil: "3. 683". \ inscription in ink
stamp - on the back, on the cardboard in the center, photographer's stamp in black ink: "albert brichaut / 126 rue lafayette, 126 / paris / home photography / day or night / interiors, groups, deaths, workshop, / enlargements, / reproductions / telephone". Iconographic description:
saint-lazare prison, 107 rue du faubourg saint-denis, 10th arrondissement. Photo of a painting or drawing. Funeral. In front of the infirmary door, two women carry a stretcher on which there is a coffin covered with a catafalque. Women follow the procession. To the left of the coffin, a nun and to the right a guard. Historical commentary:
in 1898 the destruction of many prisons was decided. Saint-lazare escaped this first wave, but the question of its destruction was raised again in 1912. The municipal commission of old commissioned photographs of these buildings before their disappearance. The judicial part of saint-lazare was finally destroyed between 1935 and 1940. Mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 08–11–1897
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: ph15204. Date: between 1898 and 1912.
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