Author(s):
bouchot, frédéric (in 1798), designer-lithographer
aubert (printer, lithographer, publisher), printer-lithographer
aubert (printer, lithographer, editor), editor
other title: the districts of paris (title of the whole)
production date: in 1844
dating in century: 19th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): print
materials and techniques: lithography
dimensions - artwork:
height: 35. 5cm
width: 27. 7cm
description:
plate n°37 from a series of 39 plates. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - inscription on the back, printed in black, above the image: "les quartiers de paris. / 37. ", in the image at the bottom right: "bouchot", below the image from left to right: "chez aubert pl. De la bourse, 29.;imp. D'aubert & cie. / quartier de grenelle. / - you understand that arriving from a depth of five hundred meters the water from this well must be very / hot just by the simple effect of atmospheric pressure which produces a caloric which further increases the friction against the cylindrical tubes of this hydraulic device. . . / - parbleu!
inscription - inscription on the front, handwritten in brown ink below the image: "certified conform to the print / paris, august 25, 1829 / for aubert et & cie / proust"
stamp - mark on the front, museum mark at the bottom centered in black: "carnavalet"
iconographic description:
2 elegant men chat in front of huge pump
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: g. 10619. Date: En 1844.
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