Author(s):
demachy, pierre-antoine (paris, 17–09–1723 - paris, 10–09–1807), designer
other title: peristyle of the louvre, current 1st arrondissement. (dummy title)
date of production: between 1743 and 1807
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, drawing
name(s): drawing
dimensions - artwork:
height: 17. 6cm
width: 19. 2cm
dimensions - museum master key:
height: 50cm
width: 40cm
dimensions - museum assembly:
height: 24. 8cm
width: 26. 2cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
stamp - on the front, on the drawing, bottom middle: stamp in purple ink (cf. 2012c): "city / of / paris". \ inscription in ink
stamp - on the front of the drawing, top right, stamp in red ink (cf. Lugt suppl. 2012c): "city / of / paris". \ inscription in ink
inscription - on the front of the drawing, top right, handwritten in red ink: "i. E. D. 514". \ inscription in ink
inscription - on the back of the drawing, bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "demachy". \ pencil inscription
iconographic description:
peristyle of the louvre, current 1st arrondissement. Under the peristyle, as it was before the restoration (carried out during the second empire), are installed, on the entrance side, a bookseller and a street vendor; opposite, in the foreground, a flower seller. A woman accompanied by children seems to observe the rider as he advances in the daylight passing through the entrance; in the shadows we can see other entrances against the walls of the passage. Acquisition mode: unknown acquisition mode
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 514. Date: between 1743 and 1807.
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