Author(s):
bouchot, frédéric (in 1798), designer
bouchot, frédéric (in 1798), designer-lithographer
aubert (printer, lithographer, publisher), printer
aubert (printer, lithographer, editor), editor
other title: les embelissements de paris (title of the whole)
dating in century: 19th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): print
materials and techniques: lithography, colored
dimensions - artwork:
height: 36cm
width: 27cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - on the front, printed in black ink, at the top: "les embellissemens de paris. N°2. "; under the image from left to right: "chez aubert, pl. De la bourse, 29"; "imp. D'aubert & cie. "; below: " disadvantages of an extinguished lampion and a sleeping invalid. / (the night-owl bourgeois. ) help!. To the guard. I fall into the catacombs!. / (the invalid, without disturbing himself. ) in the catacombs. What?. There is no need to shout so much!. You are not / lost. Follow the trench all the way, that will lead you straight to the big sewer of rue st honoré. . ”
signature of the performer - on the front, printed in black ink on the image at the bottom left: "bouchot"
inscription - on the reverse, handwritten in pencil: "bouchot"
stamp - on the front, bottom center printed in black ink: "carnavalet" (lugt 432d); bottom right printed in black ink: “don de visme de wegmann” (lugt 2494b)
iconographic description:
night view of a street, foreground cobblestones and large stones, man tripping over the invalid's wooden leg, cocked hat with badge. Catacombs, trench, works, sewer,
acquisition method: manual donation
name of donor, testator, seller: visme de wegmann, alice-marguerite de
date of acquisition: 20–12–1938
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: g. 5894. Date: Unknown.
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