La passerelle de Constantine, D.8021(259) (1 of 2), En 04–1865

Author(s): leymonnerye, léon (1803 - 1879), designer production date: in 04–1865 type(s) of object(s): drawing, graphic arts name(s): drawing place(s) of execution/production: paris dimensions - artwork: height: 11. 5cm width: 20. 5cm marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: signature and date - on the front, on the image, bottom left, in pencil: "ll april 65". Inscription - on the reverse, lower right, in pencil: "e. 18048 (259)". Inventory number - on the back, bottom right, in pencil: "d. 8021 (259)". Iconographic description: urban landscape. View of the constantine suspension bridge. Quai de béthune on the island of saint-louis. In the background, dome of the saint-paul-saint-louis church. Pedestrian bridge. Seine. Historical commentary: as a counterpart to the damiette footbridge, surville built from 1836 to 1838 a suspension bridge intended only for pedestrians, between the quai de béthune and the quai saint-bernard. In october 1872, this footbridge collapsed. The donor classified this collection into 19 series: 1) paris, right bank; 2) enclosure barriers removed on january 1, 1860; 3) plans and overviews; 4) bridges and railways; 5) hotels; 6) ile notre-dame - ile st. Louis; 7) paris, left bank; 8) colleges - schools; 9) hospitals - hospices; 10) convents - communities; 11) hotels, ceremonies, churches, miscellaneous; 12) passages, courtyards, cities, villas,. . .;13) churches; 14) public festivals, theaters, balls, concerts, etc.;15) ancient paris following brétez, bullet, dulaure, israel, henriet, callot, gomboust, israel silvestre. . . , pregnant of philippe auguste; 16) town halls; 17) domes; 18) sieges of the prussians 1870-71; 19) fountains, reservoirs. A manuscript of 6 sheets entitled: "alphabetical catalog of sketches from nature taken in paris until 1876", lists in alphabetical order the parisian places drawn by the artist. Themes / subjects / places represented: urban landscape acquisition method: manual donation name of donor, testator, seller: dutripon (mr) date of acquisition: 1950 institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris inventory number: d. 8021(259). Date: En 04–1865.