Dessus de porte et Monument. D.8021(17bis)(2), En 11–1876

Author(s): leymonnerye, léon (1803 - 1879), designer other title: above door and monument, 18, rue d'argenteuil, 1st arrondissement, paris. (dummy title) production date: in 11–1876 type(s) of object(s): drawing, graphic arts name(s): drawing place(s) of execution/production: paris dimensions - artwork: height: 13. 3cm width: 9cm description: assembly common to numbers d. 8021(16) to (18). Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: inscription concerning the title - on the front, on the mount, at the bottom center, in brown ink: "top of door and monument. / (demolished 1877. )". Legend - on the front, on the montage, at the top center, in brown ink: "the monument in the courtyard was raised in 1824. / we read under the bust. / born in rouen. June 6, 1604. Died in this house. October 1, 1684. / in small characters / below. / i owe all my fame to myself alone. / we read in the crown / le cid. ". Signature and date - on the front, on the image, bottom right, in brown ink: "ll 1876. 9bre. ". Inscription - on the front, on the mount, lower right, in black ink and pencil: "e. 18048 (17) bis". Inventory number - on the front, on the mount, bottom left, in black ink and pencil: "d. 8021 (17)bis". Iconographic description: view of the courtyard and the staircase. Garden. Commemorative monument composed of the bust of corneille in an aedicula with a triangular pediment and an inscription. Historical commentary: 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: architecture view 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(17bis). Date: En 11–1876.