Author(s):
clerget, hubert (dijon, 29–07–1818 - saint-denis, 01–03–1899), designer
production date: between 1870 and 1871
type(s) of object(s): drawing, graphic arts
name(s): drawing
dimensions - artwork:
height: 47. 8cm
width: 30. 8cm
dimensions - museum assembly:
height: 62. 7cm
width: 46. 5cm
dimensions - museum master key:
height: 65cm
width: 50cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inventory number - on the front, on the drawing at the bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "ied 3870". \ inscription in ink
stamp - on the front, on the drawing at the bottom right, stamp in black ink: "ville / de / paris" (see: lugt suppl. 2012c). \ inscription in ink
signature of the performer - on the front, on the drawing at the bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "hubert clerget". \ inscription in ink
inscription concerning the title - on the front, on the drawing at the bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "siege of paris / fonderie de canons / de mmr arronquin et / laîné. Fg du temple / canons en ____ moniteur" (the first name "arroquin" is not very readable). \ inscription in ink
iconographic description:
interior of a cannon foundry during the siege of paris, 1870-1871, faubourg du temple, 10th or 11th arrondissement. Historical event. In the foreground, a hole with a mold? where hot metal flows through a pipe. Above, a winch. In the background, a large metal piece on the ground. At the bottom, the furnace from which the molten metal comes out. Historical commentary:
this drawing seems to have had the inventory number d. 84 for a period. Mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 01–12–1895
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 3870. Date: between 1870 and 1871.
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