Author(s):
hoffbauer, fédor (neuss, 13–10–1839 - paris, 28–10–1922), designer
production date: around 1895 — 1905
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, drawing
name(s): drawing
dimensions - artwork:
height: 24. 7cm
width: 31. 1cm
dimensions - museum master key:
height: 40cm
width: 50cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature of the performer - lower left, in watercolor: "t hoffbauer"
stamp - bottom right: "carnavalet" and "ville de paris". Inscription concerning the model - on the front of the montage, lower left, contemporary manuscript in pencil: "le cabinet de physique du roi / au n)84, rue de passy, at the corner of rue de la pompe". \ pencil inscription
iconographic description:
physics and astronomy office of king louis xv, hotel, 84, rue de passy, 16th arrondissement. 17th century urban architecture, character. Entrance to the hotel: wooden french window, glass transom, two floors, high windows and dormer windows, venetian blinds, arcade, stone cladding, slits at the corners. Entablature, cornice. Fenced garden, low wall, vegetation, trees, plants, autumn. Decoration (redesigned?) of the building: mascarons, wrought iron balconies, lattice windows. Women in period dress. Drop shadow. Historical commentary:
hotel acquired in 1751 by madame de pompadour and bought by louis xv in 1761. Louis xvi transferred it to the observatory in 1790. The hotel adjoins the château de la muette. Cf j. Hillairet, historical dictionary of the streets of paris, reed. 1987, t. 2, p. 240. Demolished in 1911. (cf. Inventory sheet). It no longer existed in 1911. Themes / subjects / places represented:
urban landscape
mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 25–10–1905
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 1360. Date: Vers 1895 — 1905.
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