La cour des jugées, prison de Saint-Lazare, 107 rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, 10ème arrondissement, Paris, PH15192, between 1898 and 1912

Author(s): brichaut, albert (around 1901), photographer other title: st lazare (court of judges. ) (inscribed title (letter)) production date: between 1898 and 1912 type(s) of object(s): photography, graphic arts name(s): photography materials and techniques: aristotype dimensions - artwork: height: 11. 7cm width: 16. 2cm dimensions - original assembly: height: 20. 7cm width: 26. 8cm description: print laminated on old mounting marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: signature of the performer - on the front, on the cardboard at the bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "brichau". \ inscription in ink inscription concerning the title - on the front, on the cardboard at the top center, handwritten in black ink: "st lazare (cour des jugés. )". \ inscription in ink stamp - on the back, on the cardboard in the center, photographer's stamp in black ink: "albert brichaut / 126 rue lafayette, 126 / paris / home photography / day or night / interiors, groups, deaths, workshop, / enlargements, / reproductions / telephone". \ inscription in ink inscription - on the reverse, on the cardboard at the top left, handwritten in pencil: "3683". Iconographic description: saint-lazare prison, 107 rue du faubourg saint-denis, 10th arrondissement. The court of justice. Paved courtyard with many women, the majority of whom turn their backs on the photographer. Historical commentary: in 1898 the destruction of many prisons was decided. Saint-lazare escaped this first wave, but the question of its destruction was raised again in 1912. The municipal commission of old commissioned photographs of these buildings before their disappearance. The judicial part of saint-lazare was only finally destroyed between 1935 and 1940. Mode of acquisition: purchase date of acquisition: 08–11–1897 institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris inventory number: ph15192. Date: between 1898 and 1912.