Author(s):
leymonnerye, léon (1803 - 1879), designer
production date: in 08–1850
type(s) of object(s): drawing
name(s): drawing
place(s) of execution/production: paris
dimensions - artwork:
height: 14. 7cm
width: 21. 9cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription concerning the title - on the front, on the montage, at the bottom center, in black ink: "the petit pont seen downstream august 1850. / demolished in 1852. Rebuilt in 1853. / built by jean joconde it was finished in 1499. "
signature and date - on the front, on the image, lower left and right, in brown ink: "ll 1850"; "august 1850 ll. ". Inscription - on the front, on the mount, lower right, in black ink: "e. 18048 (256)". Inventory number - on the front, on the mount, bottom left, in black ink: "d. 8021 (256)". Iconographic description:
urban landscape. View of the petit pont. Boats on the seine. On the left, glimpse of a tower of notre-dame. Historical commentary:
the donor classified this collection into 19 series: 1) paris, right bank; 2) enclosure barriers removed on january 1, 1860; 3) plans and overviews; 4) bridges and railways; 5) hotels; 6) ile notre-dame - ile st. Louis; 7) paris, left bank; 8) colleges - schools; 9) hospitals - hospices; 10) convents - communities; 11) hotels, ceremonies, churches, miscellaneous; 12) passages, courtyards, cities, villas,. . .;13) churches; 14) public festivals, theaters, balls, concerts, etc.;15) ancient paris following brétez, bullet, dulaure, israel, henriet, callot, gomboust, israel silvestre. . . , pregnant of philippe auguste; 16) town halls; 17) domes; 18) sieges of the prussians 1870-71; 19) fountains, reservoirs. A manuscript of 6 sheets entitled: "alphabetical catalog of sketches from nature taken in paris until 1876", lists in alphabetical order the parisian places drawn by the artist. Themes / subjects / places represented:
urban landscape
acquisition method: manual donation
name of donor, testator, seller: dutripon (mr)
date of acquisition: 1950
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 8021(256). Date: En 08–1850.
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