Rothschild - division 7 in Pere-Lachaise then and now

November 1868 Le Monde illustré

Heloise and Abelard - division 7 in Pere-Lachaise then and now

1821

Anton Reicha - division 7 in Pere-Lachaise then and now

Anton Reicha (1770-1836) was a Czech-born, naturalized French music composer.

1837 Normand

after the restoration in 2010

Stock photo companies misidentify Pere-Lachaise

Recently I went online to look for some aerial views of Pere-Lachaise cemetery. What I quickly discovered is that there are plenty of stock photo companies selling photos of what they claim to be Pere-Lachaise but is in fact Montparnasse cemetery. Clearly the photographers, t  outing themselves as professionals by selling through a reputable stock photo company, did not have the professional sense to make sure the image they are selling is what it's supposed to be.

The companies where I found this incredibly sloppy error include: Shutterstock, Deviantart, Dreamstime and 123rf.

The funny thing is none of these companies have any process by which someone can question the validity of a photograph or even address potential copyright conflicts. This sloppy error may just be part of a sloppy corporate culture overall.

Jacob Robles - division 7 in Pere-Lachaise then and now

Little is known of Jacob Robles (1782-1842) other than he was born in Port-au-Prince and died in Paris. However, the sculpture Le Silence by Auguste Preault (division 49) is also in the collections of the Louvre.

1842 by Toullion

Abraham Diaz-Carvalho - division 7 in Pere-Lachaise then and now

Abraham Diaz-Carvalho (1796-1814) was the son of David and Reina (Cohe).

According to art historian Henry Jouin there was a bust of marble on the tomb created by Pierre Fessard but it doesn't show up in Marchant's print from 1821-22. Odd.