Prison de Saint-Lazare, intérieur d'une cellule à un lit, 10ème arrondissement, Paris, PH14561-1, En 1888

Author(s): emonts or emonds, pierre (aix-la-chapelle, 29–03–1831 - after 1912), photographer other title: house of st lazare. Interior of a 1-bed cell (inscribed title (letter)) production date: in 1888 type(s) of object(s): photography, graphic arts name(s): photography materials and techniques: print on albumen paper dimensions - artwork: height: 29cm width: 21cm dimensions - original assembly: height: 49. 6cm width: 31. 8cm description: the museum has two identical lots of thirty-one images by p. Emonds, on the house of saint-lazare (carph014547/1 to carph014577/2). This photo is part of one of two lots. Print laminated on old mounting, all mounted in 60 x 50 cm. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: inscription concerning the title - on the front, on the cardboard at the bottom left, vertically, handwritten in black ink: "house of st lazare. Interior of a cell with 1 bed nº953 - b. 69 - june 1888. ". \ inscription in ink dry stamp - on the front, on the cardboard at the bottom center, dry stamp: "photography / p. Emonds / r. Du four st germain, 9 / paris". \ inscription in ink stamp - on the front, on the cardboard at the bottom left, stamp in red ink: "ville / de / paris". Inscription - on the front, on the cardboard at the bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "15". Iconographic description: saint-lazare prison, rue du faubourg saint-denis (10th arrondissement). Interior of a single-bed cell. Photo taken from the back of the cell towards the corridor. In the foreground on the left is a piece of the bed, on the right a bowl on a table and opposite the cell grille behind which we can see the corridor window where there are large spots of light. Play of light and shadow. (double of photo carph014561/1 but less well preserved). Historical commentary: the author, with the two identical batches of images concerning the house of saint-lazare (carph014547/1 to carph014577/2), gave a list which indicates the titles, dates and numbers assigned to the photos. Mode of acquisition: purchase date of acquisition: 1888 institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris inventory number: ph14561-1. Date: En 1888.