Author(s):
opiz or opitz, george emmanuel (prague, 10–04–1775 - leipzig, 12–07–1841), designer
other title: the public writer at the palais royal (dummy title)
production date: in 1831
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, drawing
name(s): drawing
dimensions - artwork:
height: 36. 3cm
width: 26. 1cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 46. 6cm
width: 36. 2cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature of the performer - on the front, lower left, in black ink: "g. Opiz del"
inscription - on the front, at the bottom in black ink: "tableaux de paris. / palais royal, the public writer with his assistants, a peasant girl, daughters of the supplicants, a veteran etc"
stamp - on the front, bottom right, in black ink: "carnavalet" (lugt 432d)
inventory number - on the front, lower left, in black ink: "d. 8583"
number - on the front, lower right, in black ink: "e. 21253"
watermark - on the reverse, top middle: "j w hartman / [. . . ]"
iconographic description:
genre scene. Interior scene: paris, "palais-royal", gallery, ticket office. Characters: men and women wait in front of a counter. Two women are holding a letter. One of them addresses one of the public writers through an open window. He presents him with a letter while another writes a letter and the last presents a packet of writings to a soldier near the door. A dog is lying near the door. There is a sign above the counter above the closed window. Headdress, head scarf, glasses, cap, top hat, apron, people. Mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 1979
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 8583
part of:
album of 29 drawings entitled pictures of different manners and costumes. Original drawings by g. Opitz in leipsic. 1831. Date: En 1831.
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