Author(s):
béjot, eugène (paris, 31–08–1867 - paris, 28–02–1931), engraver
production date: in 1905
dating in century: 19th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): print
materials and techniques: etching
dimensions - artwork:
height: 24cm
width: 27. 9cm
dimensions - museum assembly:
height: 40cm
width: 50cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature of the performer - on the front of the sheet, on the engraving at the bottom right, printed in ink: "bains vigier paris 1905 - / eug béjot -"
signature of the performer - on the front of the sheet, under the engraving, lower left, handwritten in pencil: "eug béjot"
stamp - on the front of the sheet, on the engraving, bottom right, oval stamp in black ink (hardly legible): "musee / carnavalet". (cf. Lugt suppl. 432 c)
inventory number - on the back of the sheet, bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "g:19199"
iconographic description:
bains vigier, on the quai de la tournelle side, iles saint-louis and de la cité, saint-louis bridge, quays bourbon and aux fleurs, metallic architecture, river activity. Seine, riverbank, barge, tugboat, riverboat?
historical commentary:
engraving presenting a single state. Its baths date from 1780 and were restored in 1808. Another bath is located not far from île saint-louis, upstream of the pont-marie. See reference catalog; j. Hillairet, historical dictionary of the streets of paris, edition nº8, volume 1, p. 12-13. Mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 13–03–1908
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: g. 19199. Date: En 1905.
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