Fontaine du Luxembourg
Artist
Pierre Edmonds
(French, 1831 - 1912)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1875
MediumAlbumen print from a wet collodion negative on original lithographed mount
Dimensionsimage: 9 3/4 × 12 1/4 in. (24.8 × 31.1 cm)
Overall, Support: 17 5/8 × 21 7/8 in. (44.8 × 55.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
Overall, Frame (estimated): 21 1/4 × 25 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (54 × 64.1 × 3.2 cm)
Overall, Support: 17 5/8 × 21 7/8 in. (44.8 × 55.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
Overall, Frame (estimated): 21 1/4 × 25 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (54 × 64.1 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Susan and Paul Hirschbiel
Object number2019.19.4
Not on view
DescriptionDepicted here is one of the major monuments of the New Paris; the Fontaine de l’Observatoire in the Jardin du Luxembourg, which was dedicated in 1874, just before this picture was made.ProvenanceLee Gallery, Winchester, MA. to Charles Isaacs (dealer), NYC; Isaacs to Susan and Paul Hirschbiel, 4/16/1999; gifted to the Chrysler Museum of Art in 2019.
Charles Marville (Charles François Bossu)
1858-1860
