Author(s):
bonnardot, alfred (16–02–1808 - 01–05–1884), designer
production date: between 1801 and 1900
dating in century: 19th century
type(s) of object(s): drawing, graphic arts
name(s): drawing
materials and techniques: lead pencil, paper
dimensions - artwork:
height: 36cm
width: 28. 8cm
dimensions - museum assembly:
height: 29. 1cm
width: 22. 8cm
dimensions - museum master key:
height: 50cm
width: 40cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
stamp - bottom right, in red ink: "ville/de/paris" (cf. Lugt suppl. 2012 c)
stamp - bottom right, in purple ink: "carnavalet" (cf. Lugt suppl. 432 d)
inventory number - bottom right, in black ink: "d. 11380"
inscription - bottom center, above the line, in pencil: "heli. Du bois sculp nicolas de mathurin ex"
inscription - bottom left, in pencil: "calque/de/bonnardot/loron" and top above the line: "antoine (porte s) 1610"
inscription - at the top, in pencil: "the entry of king louys thirteenth made into paris on october 30, 1610 on his return from his coronation". At the bottom in pencil (paragraph on the left): "son of the restorer of the french empire/in whom the sky shines a true hope/of the fulfillment of the happiness of france/. . . The honor that this tour in paris you receive. ". At the bottom in pencil (central paragraph): "all of paris is here to see you all delighted/and with a long live the king his people salute you: in order before the body of the city(?) flocks/demonstrating to you how much his heart is enslaved to you(?)". At the bottom in pencil (paragraph on the right): "drum, fifes and bugles and the cannons also/astonish the air with noise as a sign of joy/each one contemplating you with nobility/said caesar triumphant paris. . . "
iconographic description:
the entry of king louis xiii into paris on october 30, 1610. We see the young king louis xiii on horseback heading towards the entrance to the city, he is surrounded by men carrying large lances, a flutist and horsemen. In the foreground, from behind, six figures observe the scene. In the background we see a crowd
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 11380. Date: Entre 1801 et 1900.
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