Author(s):
leymonnerye, léon (1803 - 1879), designer
other title: paris. Public festivals. Theaters. Balls, concerts &c. Series 14. (title of the set)
date of production: 15–08–1865
type(s) of object(s): drawing, graphic arts
name(s): drawing
materials and techniques: watercolor
place(s) of execution/production: paris
dimensions - artwork:
height: 10. 8cm
width: 20. 6cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 23cm
width: 36cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription concerning the title - on the front, on the mount, at the bottom center, handwritten in black ink: "august 15, 1863. /illumination of the obelisk by gas". Signature and date - on the front, on the image, bottom right, handwritten in gray ink: "ll". Inventory number - on the front, on the mount, bottom right, in black ink: "d8021(1342)". On the front, on the image, bottom right, in black ink: "e. 18048(1342)". Iconographic description:
illumination of the obelisk on place de la concorde by gas, august 15, 1865. 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. 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(1342). Date: 15–08–1865.
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