Author(s):
chapelle, henri (in 1850 - in 1925), designer
production date: in 1897
type(s) of object(s): drawing
name(s): drawing
dimensions - artwork:
height: 31. 5cm
width: 25cm
description:
belongs to a collection of 154 pen drawings, most of them based on old documents. This album is presented in a purple cardboard binding, on the edge in gold letters: "h. Chapelle, le vieux paris, i, ii, iii, vii, viii, x, xi, xii, xiv, xv, xviii arrondissements". On the cover page: "le vieux paris/ by henri chapelle"
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature and date - interlaced monogram and date, lower right, in indian ink: "hc 1897"
legend - at the bottom, in indian ink: "the prison of st lazare"
historical commentary:
the belle anglaise store was located on the opposite side of saint philippe du roule, a haberdashery and hosiery store whose owner around 1880 was an english woman renowned for her beauty. Would have been demolished when place saint philippe was built and then rebuilt. Themes / subjects / places represented:
architecture view
acquisition method: manual donation
name of donor, testator, seller: chapelle (madame)
date of acquisition: 14–04–1928
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d
part of:
collection of 154 pen drawings, most of them based on old documents. This album is presented in a purple cardboard binding, on the edge in gold letters: "h. Chapelle, old paris, i, ii, iii, vii, viii, x, xi, xii, xiv, xv, xviii th. Date: En 1897.
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