Fountain & Flower Market in the Boulevard of St. Martin

Original Language TitleLe Chateau d'eau, Marché aux Fleurs

Artist Philippe Benoist (French, 1813 - 1885)

Artist Felix Benoist (French, 1818 - 1896)

Printer Adolphe Jean-Baptiste Bayot (French, 1810 - 1866)

Publisher Gihaut Frères (French, 1822 - 1839)

Dateca. 1837

MediumLithograph

DimensionsImage: 9 13/16 × 13 11/16 inches (24.94 × 34.77 cm)
Sheet: 14 1/4 × 19 9/16 inches (36.2 × 49.68 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2017.68.290

SignedAttributed on sheet recto, bottom, in black type: "Dessiné d'áprés nature et lith: par Ph: Binoist. Figures par A. Rayot Lith: de Gihuat fréres Editeurs, Boulevart des Italiens,5"

InscribedOn sheet recto, top, in black type: "Vues de Paris. (12) Views of Paris"; On sheet recto, bottom, in black type: "LE CHATEAU D'EAU. FOUNTAIN OF THE BOULEVART St MARTIN, / Marchè aux Fleurs. Flower Market."

MarkingsOn sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "Ph BENOIST éléve de Daguerre" [student of Daguerre], "DEEE", (SWOOiE)"

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DescriptionColored illustration of people gathered near flower market in town square beneath a cloudy sky. Behind them is a large fountain with lions sprouting water. The area is surrounded by buildings - one of which is identified as a Diorama.Provenance

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The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2017;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.

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