Author(s):
houbron, frédéric (banyuls-sur-mer, in 1851 - perpignan, 01–10–1908), designer
other title: paris. Abbey-aux-bois. Courtyard on rue de sèvres. 1906 (title inscribed (letter))
production date: in 1906
type(s) of object(s): drawing, graphic arts
name(s): drawing
dimensions - artwork:
height: 20. 9cm
width: 31. 9cm
dimensions - museum master key:
height: 40cm
width: 50cm
dimensions - museum assembly:
height: 37cm
width: 48cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature of the performer - on the front of the drawing at the bottom left, signature in ink: "- houbron -" \ inscription in ink
inscription concerning the title - on the front of the drawing at the bottom left, location in ink: "- paris - / - abbaye aux bois - / - courtyard on rue de sèvres -" \ inscription in ink
date - on the front of the drawing at the bottom left, date in ink: "06-" \ inscription in ink
inventory number - on the front of the drawing at the bottom left, number in red ink: "i. E. D. 4851" \ inscription in ink
iconographic description:
urban landscape. Religious architecture. North and east facades and entrance to rue de sèvres, chimneys, campanile and bells, dormer windows, crosses, shutters, garden, shrubs, woman in black dress, paving stones
historical commentary:
former royal abbey for girls, then boarding school, free school and retirement home, madame récamier lived there for thirty years and held her salon there frequented by châteaubriand, lamartine, stendhal, musset. These buildings, as well as the cloister, were demolished in 1906 and 1907, during the construction of rue récamier and the extension of boulevard raspail (see hillairet, 1985, vol. Ii). See also: card01434, card03882, card06830 and card06839 (cain album, t. Ii), carp0601 (representation of the cloister)
mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 20–03–1907
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 4851. Date: En 1906.
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