Author(s):
diéterle, jules pierre-michel (paris, 09–02–1811 - paris, 22–04–1889), designer
other title: halles covered market, rue des prouvaires and southern facade of the saint-eustache church, view taken from the current place rené-cassin, 1st arrondissement. (dummy title)
production date: in 1832
type(s) of object(s): drawing, graphic arts
name(s): drawing
materials and techniques: watercolor, graphite
dimensions - artwork:
height: 51cm
width: 59cm
dimensions - original assembly:
height: 54. 7cm
width: 71 cm
dimensions - museum assembly:
height: 60cm
width: 80cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature of the performer - on the front of the drawing, bottom right, handwritten by the author in blue ink over pencil: "esquisse / des halles de paris / 1832 / j. Diéterle". \ inscription in ink
inventory number - on the front of the drawing, bottom right, handwritten in red ink: "d. 8879". \ inscription in ink
inscription concerning the model - on the front of the drawing, bottom left, handwritten indications in pencil, cut off. \ pencil inscription
inscription concerning the model - on the front of the drawing, top left, handwritten in pencil: "the roof too long / [. . . ]". \ pencil inscription
inscription concerning the model - on the front of the drawing, at the top, handwritten in pencil with an arrow indicating the peak of the roof of the church: "two f[. . . ]". \ pencil inscription
inscription concerning the model - on the front of the drawing, at the top right of the bell tower, handwritten in pencil: "blue drop shadow". \ pencil inscription
inscription concerning the model - on the front of the assembly, on the right edge, handwritten in pencil: "all / this part / in the drawing / [. . . ]". \ pencil inscription
inscription concerning the author - on the front of the montage, on the right edge, manuscript in pen and blue ink: "jules diéterle. / born in paris in april 1811 / was decorator of the opera / and associated with séchan / cicéri and desplechin created / the sets of huquenots, of / juive, of guillaume tel etc. . . / in 1850 was appointed director / of the art works of the manufacture de sèvres, then director of the manufacture nale de beauvais / he was an officer of the legion of honor / and died in paris in 1900. / his bust by gerome was / placed in the foyer of the opera" ("the" of "nale" is in superscript and underlined). \ inscription in ink
inscription concerning the author - on the front of the montage, on the right edge, same text handwritten in pencil on the author but erased. \ pencil inscription
iconographic description:
rue and covered market of prouvaires, meat market and south facade of the saint-eustache church, rue du contrat social (calonne); view taken from the current place rené-cassin, 1st arrondissement. Urban landscape, character, genre scene, religious architecture, gothic. Lottery office, stalls, facade, building, storefront, business. Horse carriage, merchant, housewife. Portal, church side entrance, bell tower, lantern, rose window. Drop shadow. Historical commentary:
comparison with e 13778 (drawing from 1830, classified as anonymous gc attributed to the author): rue des prouvaires and saint-eustache facade, cf. More detailed watercolor by t. Boys: card06066; engraving from 1833 in the british museum (london). The market was inaugurated in 1818 and was replaced in 1860 by the new halles. The artist was director of the sèvres factory in 1846, of that of beauvais in 1876. He was an officer of the legion of honor in 1867. Cf. Benezit and catalog, "paris drawings of the 19th and 20th centuries", 1976, nº14. Acquisition mode: unknown acquisition mode
date of acquisition: 28–01–1981
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 8879. Date: En 1832.
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