Author(s):
leymonnerye, léon (1803 - 1879), designer
other title: barrière de charonne, 12th arrondissement, paris (dummy title)
production date: in 1860
type(s) of object(s): drawing
name(s): drawing
place(s) of execution/production: paris
dimensions - artwork:
height: 6. 7cm
width: 10. 8cm
description:
assembly common to numbers d. 8021(195) to (197). Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription concerning the title - on the front, on the montage, at the bottom center, in gray ink: "barrière de charonne. / demolished 18. Signature and date - on the front, on the image, on the right, in gray ink: monograph "ll / 60". Inventory number - on the front, on the mount, bottom left, in black ink: "d. 8021 (195)". On the front, on the image, bottom right, in black ink: "e. 18048 (195)". Iconographic description:
urban landscape. View of the old charonne barrier, formed by a quadrangular pavilion two stories high, the entrance of which is marked by three semicircular arches supported by twin columns. On the right, in the extension of the facade, begins the open gate surrounded by two ticketing stations. Vegetation. 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(195). Date: En 1860.
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