Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Domenique-Vivant Denon
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 17, 2022
1. Domenique-Vivant Denon Marker
(1747-1825)
premier Directeur du Louvre
a passé les dernières années de sa vie
dans cette maison
Dominique-Vivant Denon (1747-1825), director of the Louvre Museum, spent the last years of his life in this building.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education. A significant historical date for this entry is April 27, 1825.
Location. 48° 51.51′ N, 2° 19.926′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin. Marker is on Quai Voltaire, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 Quai Voltaire, Paris, Île-de-France 75007, France. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hubert de Lagarde (here, next to this marker); Cécile Sorel (here, next to this marker); Marechal/Marshal Bugeaud (within shouting distance of this marker); Marcel Baschet (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Rudolf NOUREEV / Rudolph Nureyev (1938-1993)
this page online
Also see . . . Vivant Denon (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: "Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon (4 January 1747 – 27 April 1825) was a French artist, writer, diplomat, author, and archaeologist. Denon was a diplomat for France under Louis XV and Louis XVI. He was appointed as the first Director of the Louvre museum by Napoleon after the Egyptian campaign of 1798–1801, and is commemorated in the Denon Wing of the modern museum and in the Dominique-Vivant Denon Research Center. His two-volume Voyage dans la basse et la haute Egypte ("Journey in Lower and Upper Egypt"), 1802, was foundational for modern Egyptology."(Submitted on June 27, 2022.)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 17, 2022
2. Domenique-Vivant Denon Marker - wide view
The marker for Domenique-Vivant Denon is visible here on the right side of the doorway, just below the marker for Cécile Sorel.
Photographed By Domenique-Vivant Denon (via Wikimedia Commons), 1823
3. Self-portrait by French engraver, writer, art historian and administrator Vivant Denon
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 46 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 27, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
