Author(s):
bonnardot, alfred (16–02–1808 - 01–05–1884), designer
production date: in 1839
dating in century: 19th century
type(s) of object(s): drawing, graphic arts
name(s): drawing
materials and techniques: pencil, paper
dimensions - artwork:
height: 12cm
width: 20. 4cm
dimensions - old assembly:
height: 29cm
width: 22cm
dimensions - museum master key:
height: 50cm
width: 40cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature of the performer - bottom right, on the margin of the drawing, in pencil: "a. Bonnardot del ad vivum/1839"
inscription concerning the title - top center, handwritten inscription in pencil: "view of the wall of ph. Auguste flanked by two towers in the gardens of rue s. Hyacinthe -s-michel/walls and towers approximately 6 meters high. Counted 27 courses of small unequal stones"
stamp - bottom right, in red ink: "ville/de/paris" (cf. Lugt suppl. 2012 c) and in black ink: "carnavalet" (cf. Lugt suppl. 432 d)
inventory number - bottom right, on the drawing and on the mat, in black ink: "d. 11747"
inscription - handwritten annotations in pencil on the drawing, from top to bottom and from left to right: "refectory/former jacobins building/where the mutual school is", "toit de/platras", "27 assizes", "sorbonne", "garden established on the ditch - house nº 7", "garden of united houses nos 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17", "to be completed - the slope of the street only begins after the tower/roof", and on the master key, bottom right: "to better reveal the wall, i removed the/shrubs and trellises which concealed it/. . . ", top right: "jacobins (rue s. Jacques)/1839"
iconographic description:
view of the wall of philippe auguste flanked by two towers in the gardens of rue hyacinthe craycor (5th arrondissement). We see the surrounding wall flanked on the right and left by two towers. In the background on the left we can see the refectory of an abbey and on the right the dome of the sorbonne
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 11747. Date: En 1839.
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