Author(s):
brichaut, albert (around 1901), photographer
other title: st lazare (workshop nº7. ) (inscribed title (letter))
production date: between 1898 and 1912
type(s) of object(s): photography, graphic arts
name(s): photography
materials and techniques: aristotype
dimensions - artwork:
height: 16. 8cm
width: 23cm
dimensions - original assembly:
height: 20. 9cm
width: 26. 9cm
description:
print laminated on old mounting
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature of the performer - on the front, on the cardboard at the bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "brichau". \ inscription in ink
inscription concerning the title - on the front, on the cardboard at the top center, handwritten in black ink: "st lazare (atelier nº7. )". \ inscription in ink
inscription - on the reverse, on the cardboard at the top left, handwritten in pencil: "3683". Iconographic description:
saint-lazare prison, 107 rue du faubourg saint-denis, 10th arrondissement. Workshop nº7. Women seated with their backs facing a nun seated at a desk on which there is a cat. On the wall behind the nun, there are statues in niches, one on the left and the other on the right. Historical commentary:
in 1898 the destruction of many prisons was decided. Saint-lazare escaped this first wave, but the question of its destruction was raised again in 1912. The municipal commission of old commissioned photographs of these buildings before their disappearance. The judicial part of saint-lazare was finally destroyed between 1935 and 1940. Mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 08–11–1897
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: ph15193. Date: Entre 1898 et 1912.
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