 | Paris: Foire Saint-Ovide |
Country: France Region: Île-de-France Department: Paris City: Paris Location: place Vandóme (place Louis XIV) Temporary wooden theatres used during the fair of Saint-Ovide, first held in 1764 on Place Louis XIV (today's Place Vendôme). The fair moved to Place Louis XV (today's Place de la Concorde) in 1772 and was last held in 1777. Links: , Wikipedia: Théâtre de la foire, Wikipedia: Place Vendôme |
Front Text: "Mœurs et coûtumes de l'ancien Paris", "La foire Saint-Ovide, sur la place Louis-le-Grand, en 1778, actuellement place Vendôme" [Note: 1778 cannot be right, see above]; inscriptions: left: "Jeu du Sieur Gaudon", right: "Jeu du Sieur Nicolet"Publisher: Neurdein Frères, Paris; ND Phot.; 277 Type: Divided Back; early 20th-century postcard of a c. 1770 engraving by Jacques-Gabriel Huquier (see also Commons) Size: Classic Not sent. |
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