People:

Charles Rohault de Fleury (architect)
Susse frères (printers)
Susse frères (lithographers)
Charles-Bonaparte Marlier (engraver (printmaker))
Decan et Lebref (printers)
Decan et Lebref (lithographers)
Unknown, France, mid 19th century (lithographer)
Charles Rohault de Fleury (draughtsman)
Ve Le Blanc (engraver (printmaker))
A. Kaufmann (draughtsman)

Title:

Four portfolios of drawings, prints and manuscripts for opera houses for the Théâtre Royal Italien Opera Company, the Académie royale de musique, and for renovations to Salle Le Peletier for the Académie impériale de musique, Paris

Date:

1834-1854

Description:

- This group of portfolios and manuscripts contains drawings, prints and documents relating to four early projects for opera houses: projects from 1846 and 1847 for a new opera house for the Académie royale de musique; the unexecuted project of 1838-1840 for the Théâtre Royal Italien and surrounding infrastructure on the site of the Ministère des Affaires Étrangères and the Hôtel du Timbre; and proposed or completed alterations to an existing opera house, Salle Le Peletier, home to the Académie impériale de musique. An unrelated project for a proposed Grande Halles is also included in the group.
- Charles Rohault de Fleury proposed two projects for a new opera house for the Académie royale de musique, in 1846 and 1847. An individual loose drawing included in this group, DR1974:0002:036:013, is possibly another proposal for a new opera house.
- Four manuscripts (DR1974:0002:036:006:001-006, DR1974:0002:036:007:001-013, DR1974:0002:036:008:001-004, DR1974:0002:036:016:001-007 R/V) document an unexecuted project of 1838-1840 for the Théâtre Royal Italien and surrounding houses on a site occupied by the Ministère des Affaires Étrangères and the Hôtel du Timbre.
- Portfolio DR1974:0002:036:014:001-022 contains drawings and transfer lithographs of plans, elevations and sections for the proposed alterations and/or record drawings for/of Salle Le Peletier.
- A manuscript and drawing (DR1974:0002:036:015:001 and DR1974:0002:036:015:002) relating to a proposal for the construction of a Grande Halle near the Seine and the Hôtel de ville are stored in a brown folder with inscriptions relating to the Théâtre Royal Italien.
- A manuscript and drawing (DR1974:0002:036:015:001 and DR1974:0002:036:015:002) relating to a proposal for the construction of a Grande Halle near the Seine and the Hôtel de ville are stored in a brown folder with inscriptions relating to the Théâtre Royal Italien.

Quantity / Object type:
1 set(s)

Stage and Purpose:

as-built drawings
competition drawings
design drawing
measured drawings
preliminary drawings
working drawings
mechanical drawings (building systems drawings)
detail drawings
structural drawings

Technique and media:

Prints include mostly transfer lithographs with wash and/or watercolour, graphite, and pen and ink on wove paper, two lithographs on wove paper and two engravings, one on wove paper and one on laid paper

Dimensions:

plate marks (rounded corners): 21,2 x 12,9 cm sheet (smallest): 8,2 x 9,5 cm sheet (largest): 60,9 x 50,2 cm secondary support (smallest): 28,3 x 43,5 cm secondary support (largest): 57,3 x 43,4 cm portfolio (smallest): 43,6 x 23,3 cm portfolio (largest): 47,4 x 31 cm

Reference number:

DR1974:0002:036:001-016

Drawing Type:

line drawings
finished drawings
freehand drawings
preliminary sketches
tracings

Document Type:

correspondence
notes
specifications
financial records
building programmes

Method of Projection:

partial plans
floor plans
framing plans
site plans
block plans
cross sections
partial elevations
exterior elevations
interior elevations

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- This group consists of four portfolios in a folder, six manuscripts, and seven loose sheets. Portfolios DR1974:0002:036:001:001-019, DR1974:0002:036:003:001-014 and DR1974:0002:036:014:001-022 are bound. Portfolio DR1974:0002:036:002:001 R/V-005 R/V is unbound. Drawing DR1974:0002:036:004 is on tracing paper too fragile to be unfolded. Manuscript DR1974:0002:036:005 is a loose sheet inserted into manuscript DR1974:0002:036:006:001-006. Manuscripts DR1974:0002:036:007:001-013 and DR1974:0002:036:008:001-004 consist of sheets inserted into a folder. Objects DR1974:0002:036:009 - DR1974:0002:036:013 are loose sheets. Manuscript DR1974:0002:036:015:001 and drawing DR1974:0002:036:015:002 are inserted loose into a folder. Manuscript DR1974:0002:036:016:001-007 is bound.

Inscription:

signed and dated - on DR1974:0002:036:001:001, by the draughtsman, in graphite, b.: "7 [Juillet] 47 / R" dated and numbered - on DR1974:0002:036:001:004 and DR1974:0002:036:001:010, by the architect, in pen and brown ink, l.l.: with day, month and year; and on DR1974:0002:036:001:004 - DR1974:0002:036:001:010, u.r.: "1" to "7" dated, inscribed, numbered and signed - on most of the originals DR1974:0002:036:001:011 R - DR1974:0002:036:001:019, by the draughtsman, in various locations, the following on DR1974:0002:036:001:011 R being typical: "Projet d'Opera / Place du Palais Royal / No 1 / Dresse par l'Architecte Soussigne / Paris ce 31 xbre 1846"; and on most of the prints, in pen and brown ink, l.r.: "Rohault" inscribed - on most of the originals DR1974:0002:036:001:002 V and DR1974:0002:036:001:011 V - DR1974:0002:036:001:018 V, by the architect, throughout: with cost estimates and written analyses of the proposed site plans dated, titled, numbered, and inscribed - on all the originals DR1974:0002:036:002:002 R - DR1974:0002:036:002:005 V, by the draughtsman, u.l., u.r., and l.r., the following on DR1974:0002:036:002:002 R being typical: "Projet d'Opera / Place du Palais Royal", "No. 1", "Dresse par l'Architecte soussigne / Paris ce x bre 1846" imprinted - on most of the drawings DR1974:0002:036:003:001 - DR1974:0002:036:003:013, by a contemporary hand, in pen and brown ink, on the secondary support, verso, u.r.: with titles dated and inscribed - on most of the drawings DR1974:0002:036:003:001 - DR1974:0002:036:003:013, by the draughtsman, in graphite, in various locations: with titles and notations on the layout of the rooms; and l.r. and b., the following on DR1974:0002:036:003:003 being typical: "PLAN AU NIVEAU DU THEATRE" and "28 mars 1847" signed and inscribed - on DR1974:0002:036:003:014, by the engraver, in the plate below the image, l.l.: "Ch. Rohault, / Architecte 1838; and l.r.: "Marlier sc" dated - on DR1974:0002:036:004, by the draughtsman, in graphite, b.r. ?: "1 mars 53" dated and inscribed - on DR1974:0002:036:005, by the architect, in graphite, u.l. and throughout: "[1 or 2] mars 53" and cost estimates dated - on the manuscript DR1974:0002:036:006:001-006, by the architect, in pen and brown ink, u.l. or u.r.: with the dates ranging from "13 fev 1840" to "16 fev 1840" [including drawing DR1974:0002:036:006:002] dated - on DR1974:0002:036:007:005 - DR1974:0002:036:007:007 R, DR1974:0002:036:007:009, DR1974:0002:036:007:011, DR1974:0002:036:007:013, by the architect, in pen and brown ink, u.l. or u.r.: with day, month and year dated - on DR1974:0002:036:008:001-004, by the architect, in pen and brown ink, u.l.: "19 fev 1840" signed, dated, and inscribed - on DR1974:0002:036:009, by the draughtsman, in pen and brown ink, on the transfer lithograph, t. and l.r.: "Theatre Royal Italien" and "2 fer [sic] 1840 / R" inscribed - on DR1974:0002:036:010, by the draughtsman, on the original, throughout: with titles including the titles indicating the room layout of the building imprinted and numbered - on DR1974:0002:036:011, by the engraver, in the plate, t. and u.l.: "Plancer inférieur du dessous" and "PL.11" inscribed and dated - on DR1974:0002:036:012, by the draughtsman, in pen and black ink and graphite, in various locations: with titles, measurements and "Paris ce 24 Juin 1851" inscribed - on most of the originals DR1974:0002:036:014:001 - DR1974:0002:036:014:021, by the draughtsman, in various locations: with titles; and throughout: with some dimensions and notations on the layout of the building stamped - on DR1974:0002:036:014:002 - DR1974:0002:036:014:008, by a contemporary hand, in pen and black ink, b.l. or b.r.: "CH. ROHAULT DE FLEURY / Architecte / 12 rue d'Aguesseau" dated - on DR1974:0002:036:014:007 and DR1974:0002:036:014:009 - DR1974:0002:036:014:013, by the draughtsman, in pen and black ink, or graphite, l.l. or l.r.: with the dates ranging from the 4 to the 18 of xbre [assuming xbre signifies December] dated - on DR1974:0002:036:014:004 - DR1974:0002:036:014:008, by the draughtsman ?, in pen and brown ink, u.r.: "Avril 1854" dated and signed - on DR1974:0002:036:014:014, DR1974:0002:036:014:017, DR1974:0002:036:014:018, DR1974:0002:036:014:020, by the draughtsman, in graphite or in pen and brown ink, in various locations: with day, month and year, or with month and year; and on DR1974:0002:036:014:014, in pen and red ink, b.r.: "Rohault" dated and inscribed - on DR1974:0002:036:014, on the folder, by a contemporary hand ? pen and black ink, l.l.: "une expedition a été envoyer a ... [illeg.] 19 avril 1854" dated and signed - on DR1974:0002:036:015:002, by the draughtsman, in pen and black ink, b.r.: "Paris ce. 25. mars 1834. / Ch. Rohault arch." dated and signed - on DR1974:0002:036:016:001 and DR1974:0002:036:016:007, by the architect, in pen and brown ink or graphite, b.r.: with day, month and year and signature

Subject:

architecture
interior design

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal