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Artist:
Whitney Warren Jr., American, 1864–1943  Search this
Medium:
Graphite on off-white wove paper tipped into binding with fabric
Dimensions:
31.3 x 23.9 cm (12 5/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Type:
architecture
Album page
Object Name:
Album page
Made in:
Laon, France
Place depicted:
Laon, France
Date:
May 30, 1887
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Vertical sheet depicting a large masonry building with turret supported by a buttress on its right side. The building seems to be late medieval or early Renaissance with it stall pitched tiled roof. Visible at the rear of the building is an arched opening through which passes a walkway. This area is lined by a railing.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough
Accession Number:
1943-51-177
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq45caf9683-fa0b-4a13-be21-0fb05c97f01f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1943-51-177