Tag Archives: Père Lachaise

The Rise and Fall of the Visual Telegraph

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Parisian Fields

Sometimes we go looking for blog ideas, and sometimes they come along and tap us persistently on the shoulder. This one did – three times. First, I spotted an “advertorial” in a 1912 issue of a small American magazine called … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris history | Tagged Abraham Chappe, Abraham-Louis Bréguet, Belleville, Claude Chappe, Ecouen, François Blanc, Louis Blanc, Napoleon Bonaparte, Père Lachaise, Réné Chappe, rue Chappe, rue de l’Université, Saint-Martin-du-Tertre, semaphore, St-Pierre de Montmartre, St-Sulpice, telegraph, Tom Standage | 14 Comments

An artist finds life among the tombs

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Parisian Fields

When I look at Pamela Williams’s photographs of sculptures, I feel I am seeing real people. This photo, which she calls “Glance,” was taken in 2010 in Passy Cemetery. It is so realistic, one almost does a double-take. The once-lustrous … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris art, Paris cemeteries | Tagged Death Divine, Margaret Laurence, McClelland and Stewart, Montmartre Cemetery, Pamela Williams, Passy Cemetery, Père Lachaise, Permanent Parisians, Petit Palais, Randall Robertson, Robert Didsbury | 7 Comments

The man who gave Paris 50 fountains

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Parisian Fields

On our first visit to Paris together, Norman took a picture of me standing beside a Wallace fountain. I liked the dark green caryatids and the elegant dome. Later, on a visit to the Pavillon de l’Eau, we learned that … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris churches, Paris history, Paris hospitals | Tagged Bagatelle, Bois de Boulogne, Café de Paris, Charles Auguste Lebourg, Commune, Fragonard, Franco-Prussian War, Hertford Hospital, Julie Castelnau, Maria Emilia Fagnani, Marquess of Hertford, Père Lachaise, Richard Wallace, rue Laffitte, rue Taitbout, St. George's Church, Wallace Collection, Wallace fountains | 15 Comments

Connaissez-vous Paris?

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Parisian Fields

On the avenue Franklin Roosevelt, not far from the Champs-Elysées, is an unusual bookshop. The name, Livre Sterling, is a peculiarly anglophile pun on the fact that the word “livre” in French can mean either “pound” (₤) or “book” and … Continue reading →