Architectural drawing of one of the gates of Paris
Maker
(artist)
1600-1699
1600-1699
Title
Architectural drawing of one of the gates of Paris
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
pen and brown ink, executed using a ruler and compass, on two overlapping sheets of laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 33.5 cm
Width: 33.3 cm
Width: 33.3 cm
Accession Number
D.2003.XX.1
Mode of Acquisition
Allan Braham, gift, 14 July 2003
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
found in a book of Roman historical commentaries, formerly belonging to Guillaume de Lamoignon (1617-1677), by Paul Hetherington, London (b. 1934); given by him to Allan Braham, London, 1 June 1985; Braham Gift 2003
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, upper centre: small fleur-de-lis above letters in a banner “I?C”; Countermark: lower centre, fragment (as is on a separate sheet and thus cut off at the edge): coat-of-arms (similar to those in Heawood 3022 and 3023, though full mark not found there).
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: none.
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