Author(s):
french photographic union, photographer
other title: old chapel of trousseau, demolished in 1905 / the portal (registered title (letter))
production date: before 1905
type(s) of object(s): photography, graphic arts
name(s): photography
dimensions - artwork:
height: 17. 2cm
width: 23. 1cm
dimensions - old assembly:
height: 34. 1cm
width: 40. 2cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
registration - registration on the front
iconographic description:
portal of the former trousseau chapel, rue du faubourg-saint-antoine, 11th and 12th arrondissements, paris. Historical commentary:
in the minutes of the old paris commission of january 12, 1905, p. 4-7: with a view to the demolition of the chapel of the old trousseau hospital: reserve of certain objects + "in order to preserve through images the memory of the monument which must disappear, it will be necessary to order the following photographic reproductions intended for the boxes of the carnavalet museum: a) an overall view of the exterior portal of the chapel to show mainly and in all their development the high grilles which flank it on the right and left; b) a view, taken using artificial light, if necessary, of the carpentry with corinthian columns decorating the large interior door of the chapel; c) a view of the left chapel; d) a view of the right chapel; e) the photographic reproduction, if possible, of the four grisailles of the dome, painted on the wall and representing the birth of jesus christ, the presentation in the temple, the flight into egypt, jesus before the doctors. "
name of donor, testator, seller: commission du vieux paris
date of acquisition: 1905
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: ph37672. Date: Avant 1905.
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