CA-315 Le Manoir à la Malmaison
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Title in Caroline Armington’s etching record book: Le Manoir à la Malmaison
Year: 1923
Number: 315
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States: 4
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Planned Edition: 50
Total Number of Impressions: 56
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Caroline Armington’s etching record book contains the following notes for this print:
1st state 2 prints
2nd 2
3rd 1
4th 1
For Mrs. Gladston, not numbered
Price in Caroline Armington’s etching record book: none.
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‘'Le Manoir’’ was the property of Mr. and Mrs. Glaston.in the Parc de la Malmaison.
The Parc de la Malmaison was divided into lots to be sold to private owners starting in 1877.
Following the Franco-Prussian War and the collapse of the Second French Empire, the heavily damaged estate (the Empress Joséphine’s original 726-hectare estate) was sold at auction by the French state to a commercial goods merchant. This merchant systematically subdivided and sold off the massive historic parkland for private residential development.
Today, the modern residential community built on these divided lots remains an exclusive, gated neighborhood known as the Parc de la Malmaison.
A brochure about the World War II shows photos of the property with the legend:‘’The property called ‘’le Manoir’’ which belonged to an Englishman becomes the Soldatenheim.( German soldier's home)’’.
Alfred Edmond GLADSTON. Born January 14, 1851 in London, United Kingdom. Deceased June 8, 1929 in Rueil-Malmaison, Hauts-de-Seine, Ile de France, aged 78 years old.
He was a wholesale merchant.
He married Dora Lucille MANASSE on March 5, 1890 in Paris 9ème arrondissement.
Mrs. Gladston born Dora Lucille MANASSE. Born May 9, 1866 in Chicago, U.S.A.
Deceased April 13, 1934 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, aged 67 years old.
In 1921 Mrs. Gladston ordered a bookplate from Caroline Armington (Ex Libris, Le Temple d'Amour à la Malmaison for Mrs. Gladston (Ex Libris Gladston) CA-253).
In 1923 she purchased one of each of the eight prints of La Malmaison done by Caroline Armington (CA-313 to CA-320 inclusive).
‘’The property called ‘’le Manoir’’ which belonged to an Englishman becomes the Soldatenheim.( German soldier's home)’’.
