Author(s):
hoffbauer, fédor (neuss, 13–10–1839 - paris, 28–10–1922), designer
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, drawing
name(s): drawing
dimensions - artwork:
height: 19. 7cm
width: 30. 4 cm
dimensions - museum master key:
height: 40cm
width: 50cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature of the performer - lower right, in watercolor: "t hoffbauer" and monogram: "fh"
inscription concerning the model - lower right, manuscript in pencil: "la cité et le pont-neuf 1840 "paris through the ages" 7th delivery. Pl. Iii. , lithogr. By bayalos. "
stamp - stamp, bottom right: "carnavalet"
iconographic description:
ile de la cité at the quai de l'horloge seen from the quai du louvre. Sainte-chapelle without arrow, conciergerie, court of cassation, notre-dame, quai de l'horloge, 1st arrondissements (1840) retrospective composition, urban landscape, classical, religious, gothic architecture, characters. Pont-neuf with rotunda stalls, median of the pont-neuf, equestrian statue of henri iv. On place dauphine: police headquarters. Main facade of the cathedral, conciergerie, dome of the pantheon, saint-michel bridge, buildings, shops, banks, seine, barges, riverboat, wash house, drying racks, laundry, boats, samaritaine baths, palm tree. Historical commentary:
cf. Hoffbauer and a. Bonnardot, paris through the ages, paris, 1875-1882, 7th delivery, texts by e. Fournier and lithograph by a. De bayalos, pl. Iii, (ed. Tchou, paris, 1982, t. 1, p. 7-82). Shops designed by the architect soufflot removed between 1851 and 1854. Huyot worked on the expansion of the palace in 1835. The baths replaced the samaritaine pump demolished in 1813. Bronze statue of henri iv, toppled in 1792 and replaced in 1818. Bonbec tower restored in 1828, we discover dungeons on the seine side. Prince louis napoleon was locked up in the conciergerie in 1840. The police headquarters occupies the third side of the harlay buildings, here demolished in 1874. Read, j. Van deputte, ponts de paris, p. 105-127; j. Hillairet (cf. Card03333), t. 1, p. 640-645, 416-417. Themes / subjects / places represented:
urban landscape
mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 22–04–1894
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 5820. Unknown date
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