Author(s):
boys, thomas shotter (pentonville, 02–01–1803 - london, 10–10–1874), designer
production date: around 1833
dating in century: 19th century
type(s) of object(s): drawing, graphic arts
name(s): drawing
dimensions - artwork:
height: 29. 8cm
width: 23cm
dimensions - old master key:
height: 34. 8cm
width: 27. 8cm
dimensions - museum assembly:
height: 47. 7cm
width: 36. 7cm
dimensions - museum master key:
height: 50cm
width: 40cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
stamp - bottom right, in red ink: "ville/de/paris" (cf. Lugt suppl. 2012 c) and right stamp in black ink "carnavalet"
inscription - on the back, handwritten inscription in pencil, in modern writing: "paris/ancien hôtel de sens rue barbette/english school/by prout, boys or bonington/very precious drawing"
iconographic description:
the hôtel de sens (4th arrondissement). We see the facade of the hotel in three quarters with one of its corner turrets. On the right, there is a street. In the foreground there are some sketches of people
historical commentary:
see carnival. Topo. Prints. P. C. 65 c. The delpech lithograph, much closer to card13174 (first state of an engraving by boys representing the hôtel de sens and enhanced with gouache) than to card00165
mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 1885
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 165. Date: circa 1833.
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