Tableau de Paris. Barrière de la Villette, la Garde Nationale vilageuse, une diligence, la laitière et des Campagnards, D.8579, En 1831

Author(s): opiz or opitz, george emmanuel (prague, 10–04–1775 - leipzig, 12–07–1841), designer other title: the national guard, the milkmaid, country people and a stagecoach at the barriere de la villette (dummy title) production date: in 1831 type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, drawing name(s): drawing dimensions - artwork: height: 36. 5cm width: 26cm dimensions - mounting: height: 36. 1cm marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: signature of the performer - on the front, bottom right, in black ink: "g. Opiz del" title of the work - on the front, bottom middle, in black ink: "paintings of paris / barrier de la villette, the vilageuse national guard, a stagecoach, the milkmaid and countrymen. " stamp - on the front, bottom left, in black ink: "carnavalet" (lugt 432d) inventory number - on the front, lower left, in black ink: "d. 8579" number - on the front, lower right, in black ink: "e. 21253" iconographic description: genre scene. Exterior scene: paris, "barrière de la villette", classical architecture. Characters: a milkmaid, holding a parasol, is mounted on a dressed donkey. She placed her legs in one of the baskets carried by the animal while the other contains jugs of milk. A dog, a man, holding a bundle, and a woman, carrying a belly basket filled with asparagus and a bundle in one hand, walk near the milkmaid. A woman, holding a basket loaded with linens, and children appear behind the milkmaid. A soldier stands at the door of a stagecoach heavily loaded with passengers, spread out in and on top of the car. One of them has a dog. To the right of the milkmaid, a man seems to be pointing something to a national guard. A woman guiding a calf stands near them. Other national guards are present in front of a pedimented building. Bud, top hat, headdress, clogs, people. Mode of acquisition: purchase date of acquisition: 1979 institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris inventory number: d. 8579 part of: album of 29 drawings entitled pictures of different manners and costumes. Original drawings by g. Opitz in leipsic. 1831. Date: En 1831.