Author(s):
leymonnerye, léon (1803 - 1879), designer
other title: fontaine desaix, place dauphine, 6th arrondissement, paris. (dummy title)
production date: in 05–1854
type(s) of object(s): drawing, graphic arts
name(s): drawing
place(s) of execution/production: paris
dimensions - artwork:
height: 9. 6cm
width: 7cm
description:
assembly common to numbers d. 8021(341) to (344). Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription - on the front, on the mount, bottom center, in black ink and pencil: "fontaine de la place dauphine 1803. Fontaine desaix / demolished 1874. ". Signature and date - on the front, on the image, on the right, in black ink: "ll mai 1854". Inscription - on the front, on the mount, lower right, in black ink: "e. 18048 (341)". Inventory number - on the front, on the mount, bottom left, in black ink: "d. 8021 (341)". Iconographic description:
fountain composed of a bust round basin and cylinder in its center at the top of which is a hermes bust of general louis charles antoine desaix and france, dressed in antique style and helmeted, who crowns him with laurel. Bas-reliefs on the base. Let's mask. Historical commentary:
the fountain was dismantled in 1874 during the restructuring of place dauphine and the sculpted group was reinstalled in 1906 on place jean-baptiste laurent in riom. 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(341). Date: En 05–1854.
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