La pointe de l’Ile Saint Louis, Notre Dame Le Mail (port de l’Hôtel de Ville) quai de la Cité et quai aux Fleurs et le p, D.8196, Jules-Adolphe Chauvet, En 04–1885

Author(s): chauvet, jules-adolphe (péronne, in 29–09–1828 - after 1906), designer other title: view of the paris islands and the downstream of the seine from the quay under an arch of the louis-philippe bridge (dummy title) production date: in 04–1885 type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, drawing name(s): drawing dimensions - artwork: height: 51. 5cm width: 101. 5cm dimensions - mounting: height: 65cm width: 100cm marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: signature of the performer - on the front, bottom left, in pencil: "from nature / jacauvet" inscription - on the front, bottom right, in pencil: "the tip of the ile saint louis, notre dame / le mail (port of the town hall) quai de la cité and quai aux fleurs / and the arcole bridge, view taken under an arch of the louis philippe bridge / april 1885-" stamp - on the front, lower right, in black ink: "carnavalet" (lugt 432d) inventory number - on the front, bottom right, in red ink: "d. 8196" iconographic description: the tip of the ile saint louis, notre dame le mail (port of the hôtel de ville), quai de la cité and quai aux fleurs and the arcole bridge, view taken under an arch of the louis philippe bridge april 1885. View of the paris islands and the downstream of the seine from the quay under an arch of the louis-philippe bridge. Under the arch of a bridge, on the quay of the characters, various traveling merchants, a boat docked at the quay. Paved quay, boats covered with canvas, apple market, steamboat, young newsboy, merchants of the four seasons coming to stock up on apples, sweeper, historical commentary: this drawing should be compared for style and composition with card02402 (copy of a drawing by swebach-desfontaines first attributed to gautherot) and card05472 (copy of a drawing by duplessi-bertaux). Do the similarities between the three drawings come from the fact that they were made by the same copyist? wouldn't these drawings be student developments based on drawings by their masters, to prepare for the engraver's work? themes / subjects / places represented: genre scene acquisition mode: unknown acquisition mode institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris inventory number: d. 8196. Date: En 04–1885.