Barrière de la Villette, G.22091, Philibert-Louis Debucourt, En 1808

Author(s): attributed to debucourt, philibert louis (paris, 13–02–1755 - paris, 22–09–1832), engraver palaiseaux or palaisseaux or palaiseau, designer production date: in 1808 dating in century: 1st quarter of the 19th century type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts name(s): print materials and techniques: aquatint, color print dimensions - artwork: height: 21. 4cm width: 31. 2cm marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: inscription - on the front, on the mount, at the bottom, in pencil: "debucourt"; “barrière de la villette”. Stamp - on the front, bottom left, in black ink: "carnavalet" stamp - on the front, bottom left, in red ink: "ville / de / paris" (lugt 2012c) inventory number - on the front, lower left, in black ink: "g: 22091". Iconographic description: barrière de la villette. Rotunda with four faces each presenting a projecting peristyle, decorated with eight isolated square pilasters of the tuscan order. The circular floor placed above the base consists of a gallery pierced by twenty arcades supported by forty columns. Characters. Sailboat. Themes / subjects / places represented: urban landscape acquisition mode: unknown acquisition mode institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris inventory number: g. 22091. Date: En 1808.