Elevation of the Façade of the Marché à la Volaille, Quai des Grands Augustins, Paris
18th century
Medium
Pen and black ink, brush and gray, brown, blue, and rose wash
Dimensions
17 1/8 x 33 11/16 in. (43.5 x 85.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1970
Accession Number
1970.736.11
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Art Historical Context
Step into 18th-century Paris with *Elevation of the Façade of the Marché à la Volaille Quai des Grandsins, Paris* by architect Célestin-Josephappe. This meticulous drawing captures the front elevation of the bustling Poultry Market along the Seine River, a vital hub for daily commerce in the heart of the city. Created during a time of urban expansion under the Ancien Régime, it offers a precise snapshot of Parisian street life and architecture just before the French Revolution transformed the urban landscape. Happe, skilled French architect of the period, employs pen and black ink for sharp o...
About the Artist
Célestin-Joseph Happe
Célestin-Joseph Happe (1754–1832) was a French architect and skilled architectural draughtsman active during the transformative late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries in Paris. He studied under the prominent architect Pierre Desmaisons, whose influence likely shaped his precise, functional approach to design amid the Revolutionary upheavals and Napoleonic reconstruction. Little is known of...