Author(s):
leymonnerye, léon (1803 - 1879), designer
other title: plan of the madeleine cemetery, 48, rue d'anjou, 8th arrondissement, paris. (dummy title)
production date: 29–01–1878
type(s) of object(s): drawing
name(s): drawing
place(s) of execution/production: paris
dimensions - artwork:
height: 20cm
width: 31cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription - on the front, on the image from top to bottom, in ink: "rue de l'égoût, later rue st. Nicolas, today boul. T hausmann. "; “madeleine cemetery, rue d’anjou n°. 48. ”; "rue d'anjou st. Honoré. "; house and garden / by mr. Descloseaux. / who erected the tombs of louis xvi and the queen. "; "on january 20, 1878, le figaro gave this copied plan to the carnavalet museum library. ". Legend - on the front, on the left of the image, in ink, inscriptions corresponding to the numbering of the image: "1. Pit at the bottom where are 133 bodies of those who perished / place louis "2. Grave near the wall of the descloseaux garden for / four ecclesiastics and 500 swiss who died on august 10, 1792. "; "3. 2nd. Pit for 500 swiss who also died on august 10, 1792"; "4. Tomb of louis xvi. January 21, 1793. / -id- of the queen 16 8bre 1793"; "5. Grave of charlotte corday alone, july 1793. "; "pit at the bottom, on the right, for the dc. Of orléans / and many other people struck / with the sword of the law; filled in xbre. 1793. "; "7. Large grave at the foot of the house / descloseaux containing 1000. / victims, largely noble, / distinguished by their attachment / to the king. / note. Mme. Elisabet / was buried in mousseaux. ". Signature and date - on the front, bottom right, in brown ink: "true copy january 29, 1878 ll". Inscription - on the front, lower right, in black ink: "e. 18048 (31)". Inventory number - on the front, bottom right, in black ink: "d. 8021 (31)". Iconographic description:
map of the madeleine cemetery. 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. 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(31). Date: 29–01–1878.
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