Author(s):
hawkins, louis welden (esslingen am neckar, 01–07–1849 - paris, 01–05–1910), designer
other title: la bièvre aux gobelins. (dummy title)
production date: around 1897 — 1903
type(s) of object(s): drawing, graphic arts
name(s): drawing
dimensions - artwork:
height: 49. 8cm
width: 32. 5cm
dimensions - museum master key:
height: 65cm
width: 50cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature of the performer - on the front of the drawing, bottom center, signature in black watercolor: "l. W. Hawkins". \ inscription in ink
serial number - on the front of the drawing, bottom center, handwritten in pen and black ink: "e. 6233. (1)". \ inscription in ink
inventory number - on the front of the drawing at the bottom center, handwritten in red ink: "ied. 1299". \ inscription in ink
stamp - on the back of the drawing, at the top center, stamp in blue ink: "musee carnavalet". \ inscription in ink
inscription concerning the model - on the back of the drawing, at the top center, handwritten in black ink: "la bièvre [. . . ] des gobelins / e. 6233 (1) a. 03. ". Iconographic description:
gobelins reach, on the banks of the bièvre; current rue berbier-du-mets, 13th arrondissement. Urban landscape, popular district of gobelins factories, dyers. Old buildings, wooden corbelled cubicles, factories, working activities. Vegetation, trees, river, dam, bridge. Historical commentary:
before the bièvre became underground in 1912, the bief des gobelins hosted factories, activities of tanners, scarlet dyers, wash houses and watering troughs. Cf. J. Hillairet, historical dictionary of the streets of paris, 1982, t. 1, p. 179-180 and b. De andia, the 13th arrondissement "a city in paris", 2000, p. 52. Themes / subjects / places represented:
13th arrondissement (paris)
mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 07–07–1903
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 1299. Date: Vers 1897 — 1903.
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