Le Pont Notre-Dame vu en amont, D.8021(251) (1 of 2), Léon Leymonnerye, 10–06–1848

Author(s): leymonnerye, léon (1803 - 1879), designer date of production: 10–06–1848 type(s) of object(s): drawing name(s): drawing place(s) of execution/production: paris dimensions - artwork: height: 14. 9cm width: 21. 8cm marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: inscription concerning the title - on the front, on the montage, at the bottom center, in brown ink: "the notre-dame bridge seen upstream / june 10, 1848 / demolished and rebuilt in 1853. / built in 1512 by mona lisa and perhaps by jean doyac; portrait on each side, 30 houses / demolished in 1786". Inscription - on the front, on the mounting, bottom center, in pencil: "modified in 1912-1913. Two parts removed - widened - middle arches replaced by an iron apron". Signature and date - on the front, on the image, bottom right, in brown ink: "june 10, 1848 ll". Inscription - on the front, on the mount, lower right, in black ink: "e. 18048 (251)". Inventory number - on the front, on the mount, bottom left, in black ink: "d. 8021 (251)". Iconographic description: urban landscape. View of the notre-dame bridge. On the left, the conciergerie. A boat in the foreground. Historical commentary: the donor classified this collection into 19 series: 1) paris, right bank; 2) enclosure barriers removed on january 1, 1860; 3) plans and overviews; 4) bridges and railways; 5) hotels; 6) ile notre-dame - ile st. Louis; 7) paris, left bank; 8) colleges - schools; 9) hospitals - hospices; 10) convents - communities; 11) hotels, ceremonies, churches, miscellaneous; 12) passages, courtyards, cities, villas,. . .;13) churches; 14) public festivals, theaters, balls, concerts, etc.;15) ancient paris following brétez, bullet, dulaure, israel, henriet, callot, gomboust, israel silvestre. . . , pregnant of philippe auguste; 16) town halls; 17) domes; 18) sieges of the prussians 1870-71; 19) fountains, reservoirs. A manuscript of 6 sheets entitled: "alphabetical catalog of sketches from nature taken in paris until 1876", lists in alphabetical order the parisian places drawn by the artist. Themes / subjects / places represented: urban landscape acquisition method: manual donation name of donor, testator, seller: dutripon (mr) date of acquisition: 1950 institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris inventory number: d. 8021(251). Date: 10–06–1848.