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Histoire de Paris

La rue Dussoubs
La rue porte depuis 1881 le nom de Denis Dussoubs, mort en décembre 1851 sur une barricade de la rue Montorgueil. Fermée à chaque extrémité, elle s’appelait auparavant rue des Deux-Portes, et s’achevait rue Saint-Sauveur; elle fut prolongée au-delà à la fin du XVIle siècle. L’hôtel au n°23 appartenait à Marc-Juvénal Osmont: C’est là que s’établit en 1774 Marguerite Gourdan, célèbre entremetteuse jusqu’alors installée rue Montorgueil où elle accueillit le comte du Barry et lui présenta celle qui allait devenir la favorite de Louis XV. La maison était aménagée pour le plaisir de ses célèbres clients. Mairobert évoquait ainsi le cabinet de bain: "on y maquignonne une cendrillon comme on prépare un superbe cheval". La Gourdan demeura ici jusqu’à sa mort en 1783. La maison construite par Grandhomme au n°21 fut acquise en 1722 par le sculpteur Guillaume Coustou. Carlo Goldeni, établi en France depuis 1762, y mourut dans la misère le 6 février 1793: l’Assemblée avait supprimé les pensions royales en 1792, et la Convention ne rétablit la sienne que le 7 février, trop tard pour lui venir en aide.

One of the series of signs describing historical places in Paris. The signs were placed starting in 1992 and are also called sucettes Starck (Starck’s Lollipops) after Philippe Starck who designed them.

The sign describes Dussoubs Street named after Denis Dussoubs (1818-1851), a revolutionary who participated in the 1848 revolutions.

Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793) mentioned on the sign was one of the greatest playwrights and librettists in Europe, who among other things wrote the play "The Servant of Two Masters". He moved to Paris in 1761 and worked there but eventually died there in great poverty.

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Translation of the text on the sign:
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History of Paris

Dussoubs Street
Since 1881, the street has been named after Denis Dussoubs, who died in December 1851 on a barricade on Rue Montorgueil. Closed at each end, it was previously called rue des Deux-Portes, and ended at rue Saint-Sauveur; it was extended beyond at the end of the 16th century. The house at No. 23 belonged to Marc-Juvénal Osmont: It was there that Marguerite Gourdan, a famous matchmaker who had until then settled on Rue Montorgueil, settled in 1774, where she welcomed the Count of Barry and introduced him to the woman who would become the favorite of Louis XV. The house was furnished for the enjoyment of its famous clients. Mairobert spoke of the bathroom in this way: "you groom a Cinderella there like you groom a superb horse." La Gourdan remained here until her death in 1783. The house built by Grandhomme at number 21 was acquired in 1722 by the sculptor Guillaume Coustou. Carlo Goldeni, established in France since 1762, died there in poverty on February 6, 1793: the Assembly had abolished the royal pensions in 1792, and the Convention did not restore his until February 7, too late to come to his aid.