Author(s):
brichaut, albert (around 1901), photographer
other title: prisons of st lazare. (inscribed title (letter))
production date: between 1898 and 1912
type(s) of object(s): photography, graphic arts
name(s): photography
dimensions - artwork:
height: 20. 6cm
width: 14. 7cm
dimensions - original assembly:
height: 26. 8cm
width: 20. 8cm
description:
print mounted in 40 x 30 cm. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription concerning the title - on the front, on the cardboard at the top center, handwritten in black ink: "prisons de st lazare. ". \ inscription in ink
inscription - on the back of the cardboard, bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "3. 683" (upside down). \ inscription in ink
stamp - on the back, on the cardboard in the center, photographer's stamp in black ink: "albert brichaut / 126 rue lafayette, 126 / paris / home photography / day or night / interiors, groups, deaths, workshop, / enlargements, / reproductions / telephone". Iconographic description:
saint-lazare prison, 107 rue du faubourg saint-denis, 10th arrondissement. List of items sold in the prison. Table with from left to right: "order numbers", "description of items. ", "sales price / wholesale price. / retail price. " and “observations. ”. At the top of the table: "sales price of items sold in the canteens of paris prisons. "
historical commentary:
in 1898 the destruction of many prisons was decided. Saint-lazare escaped this first wave, but the question of its destruction was raised again in 1912. The municipal commission of old commissioned photographs of these buildings before their disappearance. The judicial part of saint-lazare was finally destroyed between 1935 and 1940. Mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 08–11–1897
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: ph15197. Date: between 1898 and 1912.
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