Author(s):
opiz or opitz, george emmanuel (prague, 10–04–1775 - leipzig, 12–07–1841), designer
other title: the water carriers, the chestnut roaster at the water castle, porte saint-denis (dummy title)
production date: in 1831
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, drawing
name(s): drawing
dimensions - artwork:
height: 36. 5cm
width: 26cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 46. 5cm
width: 36. 2cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature of the performer - on the front, bottom right in black ink: "g. Opiz del"
title of the work - on the front, bottom middle, in black ink: "tableaux de paris / porte st. Denis. Le château d'eaux, les auvergnats, le porteau d'eau, des portugais, / le rotisseur de marons, etc. "
stamp - on the front, bottom left, in black ink: "carnavalet" (lugt 432d)
inventory number - on the front, lower left, in black ink: "d. 8586"
number - on the front, bottom right, in black ink: "e. 21253"
iconographic description:
genre scene. Exterior scene: paris, "porte st. Denis", arch, water tower. Characters: a fruit seller converses with a water carrier. He wears a large hat, a barrel under one arm and a bucket in the other hand. A mastiff, with a collar fitted with spikes, stands near the man. Two children look at the fruit basket. A woman appears to be sitting against a stone pillar. On the left we notice two men and a woman, behind a chestnut roaster and a cart loaded with an enormous barrel and its driver: a water seller. Inscriptions appear on the barrel: “n°67”. Two men mounted on the roof of the water tower hold pipes. A man downstairs grabs a pipe. The monument has a semicircular arch with a coffered vault and a sculpted decoration of weapon trophies at the base and on the sides, as well as a lion lying in the round. Mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 1979
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 8586
part of:
album of 29 drawings entitled pictures of different manners and costumes. Original drawings by g. Opitz in leipsic. 1831. Date: En 1831.
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