Author(s):
anonymous, designer
type(s) of object(s): drawing
name(s): drawing
dimensions - artwork:
height: 21cm
width: 48. 5cm
dimensions - museum master key:
height: 50cm
width: 60cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription - inscriptions at the bottom in ink: "this drawing is by an artist who signed bosse, bosio or bose. . . . Fecit 1781 / a magnificent drawing representing an organ gallery (n°96 in my collection) / i had thought at first that it was françois-joseph bosio, the sculptor 1768-1815 / but the date contradicts this attribution"; “fountain of the rue de grenelle”; "on the cartridge below the statue of the city of paris we read: "drawn in june / the year 1777" and on the back: "watermark / purchased in paris"; "fountain of the rue de grenelle / drawing by an artist who signed: bosse, bosio or bose a magnificent drawing representing an organ gallery (n°96 in my collection); "bo. . Fecit 1781"
stamp - stamp at the bottom right "carnavalet". Iconographic description:
fountain of the four seasons by bouchardon, rue de grenelle. The mascarons spewing water, the four statues in the niches representing the seasons
themes / subjects / places represented:
architecture view
mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 1938
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 8099. Unknown date
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