Author(s):
hoffbauer, fédor (neuss, 13–10–1839 - paris, 28–10–1922), designer
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, drawing
name(s): drawing
materials and techniques: pen (technique), brown ink, watercolor, gouache
dimensions - artwork:
height: 19. 4cm
width: 30cm
dimensions - museum master key:
height: 40cm
width: 50cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature of the performer - lower left, in watercolor: "t hoffbauer"
monogram = number - bottom left, in brown ink: "f. H. "
stamp - bottom left: "carnavalet". Iconographic description:
market and fountain of the innocents (1855), view from the balcony of the cloth hall, rue aux fers, aubry-le-boucher, saint-denis and charnier-des-innocents. Fountain by pajou (antique style building, square, dome, lions), covered and open-air market, parasol, stall, merchant, stall. Shop front, café, wine cellar, inscription, banner, sign: "s. Novelty stores [110?]", "maison du soldat laboureur", "soieries", "martin. C", "pouret", "[. . . ] cars. Arm. ". Historical commentary:
cf hoffbauer and a. Bonnardot, paris through the ages, paris, 1875-1882, 6th delivery, texts by abbot v. Dufour, lithograph by sabatier, pl. Iii; reed. Sand and tchou, paris, 1982, t. 1, p. 347-404. Cemetery destroyed in 1786-7, quatrtremère de quincy had the fountain built with bas-reliefs sculpted by pajou, it would now be located on rue des berger. View of the fountain in the 17th century, see engraving by pérelle. Cf. Paris and its fountains, b. De andia, p. 52-following. On the site, see also card07925 (1550) and card07922 (1750). 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. 7938. Unknown date
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