Barrière de Bercy, 12ème arrondissement, Paris, D.8021(187), Léon Leymonnerye, En 1860

Author(s): leymonnerye, léon (1803 - 1879), designer production date: in 1860 type(s) of object(s): drawing name(s): drawing place(s) of execution/production: paris dimensions - artwork: height: 6. 8cm width: 15cm description: assembly common to numbers d. 8021(186) to (188). Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: inscription concerning the title - on the front, on the mounting, at the bottom center, in gray ink: "barrier of bercy / 1873 police station. Pavilion in the middle demolished 1860. Justice of the peace of the 12th arr. T 1873". Signature and date - on the front, on the image, on the right, in gray ink: monograph "ll" / "1860". Inventory number - on the front, on the mount, bottom left, in black ink: "d. 8021 (187)". On the front, on the image, bottom right, in black ink: "e. 18048 (187)". Inscription - on the front, on the mount, at the top, in pencil: "topo. 154 b xxxix g". On the front, on the montage, at the bottom, in pencil: "topo 154 b. 3 reproductions including one almost identical. Xxxixg 1 colored engraving of large format. Different state. ". Iconographic description: urban landscape. View of the old bercy barrier made up of two quadrangular pavilions whose side facades are made up of six doric columns. Between the two pavilions is the entrance gate interrupted by a ticket office. 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. 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(187). Date: En 1860.