Author(s):
opiz or opitz, george emmanuel (prague, 10–04–1775 - leipzig, 12–07–1841), designer
other title: tableau de paris. Galleries of the palais-royal. No. 113, the games house, girls, negresses, the little debutante, soldiers, etc. (inscribed title (letter))
production date: in 1831
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, drawing
name(s): drawing
dimensions - artwork:
height: 36. 3cm
width: 26. 1cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 46. 5cm
width: 36. 3cm
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 ink: "tableaux de paris / galeries du palais-royal. No. 113, the house of games, girls, negresses, la petite debutante, mili-/ tairs, etc. "
stamp - on the front, bottom left, in black ink: "carnavalet" (lugt432d)
inventory number - on the front, lower left, in black ink: "d. 8593"
number - on the front, bottom right, in black ink: "e. 21253"
iconographic description:
on the front. Genre scene. Interior scene: paris, "galeries du palais-royal", covered gallery. Characters: men enter two businesses while seven women, including one very young and two black women, stand in the gallery. An old man, dressed in a long coat, looks at the youngest woman who walks in front of him and looks at him while a soldier is more interested in two other women. Inscriptions appear above the doors and on the walls and vaults of the gallery "n°113", "[. . . ] of sheets", "store", "cabinet / de / consulta / tion / entre / sol", "store / [. . . ]" and "change of / of currencies and [t] / purchases of all / valuable objects". Prostitution. On the reverse. A sketch showing a man and a woman embracing, in the presence of two children. Mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 1979
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 8593
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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