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Theodor Josef Hubert Hoffbauer: Projet de fontaine monumentale qui devait orner la place de la Bastille   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Theodor Josef Hubert Hoffbauer  (1839–1922)  wikidata:Q3523665
 
Alternative names
Theodor Josef Hubert Hoffbauer
Description French painter, illustrator and architect
Date of birth/death 13 October 1839 Edit this at Wikidata 28 October 1922 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Neuss Paris
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artist QS:P170,Q3523665
Title
Projet de fontaine monumentale qui devait orner la place de la Bastille
Description
In 1811, a decree was signed allowing for the construction of a bronze elephant fountain in the Place de la Bastille, as proposed by Napoléon. In an effort to commemorate his army, the Emperor envisioned a fountain that discharged water from the elephant's trunk. A winding staircase was to be built inside one of the elephant's legs, and the total height of the structure was to measure 72 feet. Despite the grandeur of the project, military conflicts with Spain interfered with the construction process, and Napoléon's reign ended before the project could be completed.
Date between 1875 and 1882
date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1875-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1882-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium lithograph
medium QS:P186,Q15123870
Dimensions 11 x 11 cm
institution QS:P195,Q22341583
Notes Published in: Theodor Josef Hubert Hoffbauer. Paris à travers les âges. Paris: Firmin-Didot et cie, 1885.
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This image is available from the Brown University Library under the digital ID 1189454971281250.

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