Author(s):
hoffbauer, fédor (neuss, 13–10–1839 - paris, 28–10–1922), designer
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, drawing
name(s): drawing
dimensions - artwork:
height: 18. 6cm
width: 30. 1cm
dimensions - museum master key:
height: 40cm
width: 50cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature of the performer - lower right, in watercolor: "t hoffbauer" and monogram: "fh"
monogram = number - bottom right, in watercolor: "fh"
stamp - bottom left: "carnavalet"
iconographic description:
the city and the pont au change, rue de la pelleterie, clock tower, the palace, winters 1650. Urban landscape, snow, medieval architecture, characters. Stone covered bridge, facade of half-timbered houses on the rue de pelleterie side, roofs, balconies. Port aux oeufs, river and tannery activity (?), warehouses, vats, drying, carrier. Strike, seine, merchant boats. Bell tower, spire of the sainte chapelle. Historical commentary:
cf. Hoffbauer and a. Bonnardot: paris through the ages, paris, 1875-1882, 4th issue, texts by j. Cousin and lithograph by a. De bayalos, pl. Ii, reed. Sand and tchou, paris, 1982, t. 1, p. 214-289. See d. 8167 (tgc, 16th century overview), card07915 (1650), card07917 (1800), card5821 (1855) and card05825 (1876). Stone bridge by jehan du cerceau, the homes housed luxury shops (1639-1647). Spire of the sainte chapelle redone. Rue de la pelleterie district, activity of goldsmith engraver in certain houses. Hoffbauer draws inspiration from perelle and aveline for this reconstruction. Themes / subjects / places represented:
urban landscape
mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 22–04–1894
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 7915. Unknown date
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