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Paris. The Odeon.

Maker

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1774-1827

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Title

Paris. The Odeon.

Date of Production

1820

Medium

Ink on paper

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.5154.97

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

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Provenance

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Inscriptions

recto: centre, full page of text: PARIS. / THE ODEON. / THIS theatre, built under the unfortunate reign of Louis XIV., was planned and erected by Messers. PEYREZ and DE WAILLY.[...]

verso: centre, paragraph of text: PARIS. / of these accidents, reservoirs of water being formed on its roof, and firemen being in constant attendance during the performance in case of need. [...]

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