Lot 191
191
Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine (1745-1830)
Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine (1745-1830)

The Caf Manoury at night, with a fairground stall by the fountain of Bralle, rue de l'Arbre Sec, Paris

Details
Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine (1745-1830)
Norblin de la Gourdaine, J.-P.
The Caf Manoury at night, with a fairground stall by the fountain of Bralle, rue de l'Arbre Sec, Paris
inscribed 'CAFE MANOURY MAGAZIN D[E LIQUEU]RS FABRIQUE DE CHOCOLAT'
black lead, pen and brown ink, brown wash, watercolor, bodycolor
14 x 20 in. (360 x 519 mm.)

Lot Essay

Another drawing, of similar dimensions, representing the same square is in the Muse Carnavalet, Paris (Inv. D. 7029). The description of both drawings corresponds to that of lot 39 in the Norblin sale of 14 May 1830, 'Parade sur une place publique'.