Author(s):
brichaut, albert (around 1901), photographer
other title: prisons of st lazare. Cell of louise michel (title inscribed (letter))
production date: between 1898 and 1912
type(s) of object(s): photography, graphic arts
name(s): photography
materials and techniques: aristotype
dimensions - artwork:
height: 16. 7cm
width: 22. 9cm
dimensions - original assembly:
height: 20. 8cm
width: 26. 9cm
description:
print laminated on old mounting
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature of the performer - on the front, on the cardboard at the bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "brichau". \ inscription in ink
inscription concerning the title - on the front, on the cardboard at the top center, handwritten in black ink: "prisons de st lazare. Cellule de louise michel". \ 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". \ inscription in ink
iconographic description:
saint-lazare prison, 107 rue du faubourg saint-denis, 10th arrondissement. Louise michel’s cell. Photo taken from the cell entrance. On the left, a bed against the wall: mattresses on four boards placed on trestles. Next to the head of the bed, a stool and a nightstand with a pitcher placed on it. On the wall to the left above the bed, a christ on the cross. 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: ph15202. Date: Entre 1898 et 1912.
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