Author(s):
bonnardot, alfred (16–02–1808 - 01–05–1884), designer
production date: between 1801 and 1900
dating in century: 19th century
type(s) of object(s): drawing, graphic arts
name(s): drawing
dimensions - artwork:
height: 42cm
width: 26. 5cm
dimensions - museum master key:
height: 50cm
width: 40cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription concerning the title - at the top center, handwritten inscription in pencil: "copy (reduced to a third) of the sign of a md. Of wines opposite the popin arch. "
stamp - bottom right, in red ink: "ville/de/paris" (cf. Lugt suppl. 2012 c) and in black ink: "carnavalet" (cf. Lugt suppl. 432 d)
inventory number - bottom right, in black ink: "d. 12120"
inscription - handwritten inscriptions in pencil, top center: "(this renewed sign, based on an older one, represented this locality of paris quite well/except that the alley is too wide", bottom left: "drawing by bonnardot" and bottom right: "copyed from the original sign that i destroyed, given its poor condition-"
iconographic description:
the popin arch, quai de la mégisserie (1st arrondissement). We see a wide street and in the center, the popin arch. On the left, a gallows fitted with a pulley leans against a facade. We see some water carriers. On the right stand old half-timbered houses
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 12120. Date: between 1801 and 1900.
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