Author(s):
emonts or emonds, pierre (aix-la-chapelle, 29–03–1831 - after 1912), photographer
other title: house of st lazare. Workshop taken from the galerie du r. De. Ched - (inscribed title (letter))
production date: in 1888
type(s) of object(s): photography, graphic arts
name(s): photography
materials and techniques: print on albumen paper
dimensions - artwork:
height: 24. 1cm
width: 26. 7cm
dimensions - original assembly:
height: 32. 6cm
width: 50. 5cm
description:
the museum has two identical lots of thirty-one images by p. Emonds, on the house of saint-lazare (carph014547/1 to carph014577/2). This photo is part of one of two lots. Print laminated on old mounting, all mounted in 50 x 65 cm. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription concerning the title - on the front, on the cardboard at the bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "maison de st lazare. Workshop taken from the galerie du r. De. Chée - nº950 - b. 69 / june 88". \ inscription in ink
dry stamp - on the front, on the cardboard at the bottom center, dry stamp: "photography / p. Emonds / r. Du four st germain, 9 / paris". Iconographic description:
saint-lazare prison, rue du faubourg saint-denis (10th arrondissement). Workshop taken from the ground floor gallery. Very dark image. Numerous chairs on which baskets of laundry are placed. In the center, a pillar and a small shelf on which there is a statue of the virgin. (duplicate of photo carph014558/2 but tighter framing). Historical commentary:
the author, with the two identical batches of images concerning the house of saint-lazare (carph014547/1 to carph014577/2), gave a list which indicates the titles, dates and numbers assigned to the photos. Mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 1888
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: ph14558-1. Date: En 1888.
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