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[Luxembourg Gardens]: the Fontaine de l'Observatoire, with sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux.

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[Luxembourg Gardens]: the Fontaine de l'Observatoire, with sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux.
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Object Details

Sculptor

Carpeaux, Jean-Baptiste

Lantern slide maker

Williams, Brown & Earle, Inc.

Collection Creator

Garden Club of America

Collection Citation

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
sova.aag.gca_ref4865

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6d8b76ca5-6ffb-4d96-b165-38d93df3635a

General

The fountain is also known as the Fontaine des Quatre-Parties-du-Monde or the Fontaine Carpeaux. The lantern slide was apparently made by Williams, Brown, & Earle, Inc., of Philadelphia, possibly from a color postcard published by A. C. Champagne, 180 Rue de Rivoli, Paris. See FR025001 and FR025002 for comparable lantern slide derivations from published works
Mount reads: "Williams, Brown & Earle, Inc., 918 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa."
Historic plate number: "5261."
Historic plate caption: "LEWIS [photographer?]; Paris - Luxembourg Garden - La Fontaine Carpeaux."

Place

Luxembourg Gardens (Paris, France)
France -- Paris
France -- Ile-de-France -- Paris -- Paris

Topic

Fountains
Sculpture
Ponds
People
Gardens -- France -- Paris
Urban parks

Sculptor

Carpeaux, Jean-Baptiste

Lantern slide maker

Williams, Brown & Earle, Inc.

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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 2: International Garden Images / France / FR004: Paris -- Luxembourg Gardens

Sponsor

A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.

Extent

1 Lantern slide (col., 3.25 x 4 in.)

Date

[between 1900 and 1915]

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.GCA, Item FR004001

Type

Archival materials
Lantern slides

Collection Rights

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Genre/Form

Lantern slides

Collection Restrictions

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
AAG.GCA_ref4865
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6d8b76ca5-6ffb-4d96-b165-38d93df3635a
AAG.GCA
AAG

Record ID

ebl-1643208220039-1643210188945-1

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