The Hotel De Ville, Paris.

PrinterPrinted by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

Date1848

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/8 x 12 3/8in. (20.6 x 31.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 1/2 x 13 3/8in. (24.1 x 34cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionA large crowd of men and women surrounds a large stone building with central and corner pavillions, mansard roofs, tall chimneys, dormers, and arched windows and entrances. A man in dark clothing stands above the crowd, his right arm outstretched. The time is 11:30, according to a clock in the building above his head. An iron fence is at the right. Several French flags appear above the heads of the crowd. Men in uniform, many raising rifles or muskets with fixed bayonets, are in the foreground.

Object number1950.198.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE HOTEL DE VILLE, PARIS. / LAMARTINE ADDRESSING THE PEOPLE, FEB. 26th 1848. / 3-- [last two digits illegible]".

On verso, in red ink, upper left, "993". In pencil, lower right, "Print / Box 8 / #6" "Dr. 24" "CPC CONSV 1987" and accession number.NotesSource Note: The style suggests that the visual source may be a wood-engraved illustration from a contemporary illustrated magazine. (Finlay 12/26/2002)

Subject Note: After the February Revolution of 1848, Alphonse de Lamartine briefly served as head of the provisional government of France, which replaced the deposed monarch Louis Philippe. (Finlay 12/26/2002)

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