Awesome 1800s ORIGINAL Martial-Potémon Etching “Hôtel de Ville, Paris” FRAMEDCOA$274.00
Awesome 1800s ORIGINAL Martial-Potémon Etching “Hôtel de Ville, Paris” FRAMEDCOA
$274.00
Artist: Adolphe Theodore Martial Potemont (A.P. Martial) (1827-1883)
Title: The Hotel De Ville
Medium: Original etching on thick laid paper.
Year: 1883
Condition: Excellent
Dimensions: Image size 6 3/4 x 11 inches.
Framed Dimensions: Approximately 16 x 20 inches.
Framing: This piece has been professionally matted and framed using all new materials.
The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) in Paris, France, is the building housing the city’s local administration, standing on the Place de l’Hôtel-de-Ville – Esplanade de la Libération in the 4th arrondissement. The south wing was originally constructed by François I beginning in 1535 until 1551. The north wing was built by Henry IV and Louis XIII between 1605 and 1628. It was burned by the Paris Commune, along with all the city archives that it contained, during the Commune’s final days in May 1871. The outside was rebuilt following the original design, but larger, between 1874 and 1882, while the inside was considerably modified. It has been the headquarters of the municipality of Paris since 1357. It serves multiple functions, housing the local administration, the Mayor of Paris (since 1977), and also serves as a venue for large receptions.
Adolphe Théodore Jules Potémont (1827 – 1883) was a French painter and engraver/etching artist. Born in Paris, he is best known as Martial-Potémon, or even as Martial.He was a pupil of Léon Cogniet and Félix Brissot de Warville. He spent ten years on Réunion Island, from 1847 to 1857, where he painted many of his paintings. On his return to France he engraved a series of etchings representing ancient Paris and painted the Universal Exhibition which was also held in Paris in 1867. He is especially known for his 57 plates illustrating the fables of Jean de la Fontaine, taken from Fragonard’s drawings. Martial died in Paris at the age of 56, in his home at 60 Rue Saint-Georges.
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