Author(s):
leymonnerye, léon (1803 - 1879), designer
production date: in 08–1850
type(s) of object(s): drawing
name(s): drawing
place(s) of execution/production: paris
dimensions - artwork:
height: 13. 9cm
width: 21. 6cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription concerning the title - on the front, on the mounting, at the bottom center, in black ink: "the pont marie seen downstream / august 1850. / lowered in 1851. / it was built by marie from 1614 to 1635. Length 93 m. 87 width 23. M 66". Inscription - on the front, on the mount, lower right, in black ink: "e. 18048 (257)". Inventory number - on the front, on the mount, bottom left, in black ink: "d. 8021 (257)". Iconographic description:
urban landscape. View of the pont marie from the left bank. Banks of the seine. Boats. 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:
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(257). Date: En 08–1850.
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