Three portfolios of drawings of classical figures, statues from the sepulchral monument of Maximilian I, Innsbruck, and ancient and modern buildings
between 1800 and 1868
- The three portfolios of this group are entitled: Figures et Statues (DR1974:0002:031:001 - DR1974:0002:031:024), Architecture Antique Mélanges (DR1974:0002:031:025 - DR1974:0002:031:043), and Architecture Moderne Mélanges (DR1974:0002:031:044 - DR1974:0002:031:055). -- Portfolio Figures et Statues comprises primarily drawings of classical figures and architectural sculpture from both antique and 19th century sources. Few of the sources of these drawings are clearly identified, with the exception of Genie de la Liberté from the Colonne de Juillet (DR1974:0002:031:016:003). There are a number of drawings of sculpture from the 16th century tomb monument of Maximillian I in Innsbruck (DR1974:0002:031:017 - DR1974:0002:031:023:001-003). -- Portfolio Architecture Antique Mélanges comprises mostly architectural drawings from buildings or monuments in Pisa, Rome, Tivoli, Naples, Florence, Viterbo, and Nice. Also included are a reconstruction of Pliny the Younger's Villa Laurentine (DR1974:0002:031:043), an orthographic drawing of the L'arc des orfèvres (DR1974:0002:031:032:001-002), and an interior perspective of an imaginary church, perhaps inspired by Pugin (DR1974:0002:031:027). -- Portfolio Architecture Moderne Mélanges comprises drawings which represent the classical tradition of 19th century French and English architecture (Bergdoll, p. 2). The French subjects include the Palais de justice, Amiens (DR1974:0002:031:044:002), the Louvois fountain by Visconti, (DR1974:0002:031:049:002), the Arc du Carrousel (DR1974:0002:031:053:001), and the Vendome column (DR1974:0002:031:053:002). English architecture is represented by Charles Robert Cockerell's Hanover Chapel, Regent Street, London (DR1974:0002:031:054:001), and late Georgian\early Regency houses (DR1974:0002:031:045:001-002 and DR1974:0002:031:046:001-002). The drawings related to Amiens Cathedral (DR1974:0002:031:044:001-002) and the Cloaca Maxima (DR1974:0002:031:052:002) are notable exceptions to the contemporary contents of the folder.
Mostly graphite on tracing, wove or oiled laid paper, some pen and ink, most with graphite and two with wash on tracing or wove paper, and several watercolour over graphite, a few with pen and black ink, on tracing paper, all of which are locally mounted on wove or laid paper
case (irreg.): 52,8 x 35,4 x 3,5 cm portfolios: 50,8 x 34,3 cm sheet (smallest): 2,3 x 8,8 cm sheet (largest): 41,3 x 30 cm secondary support (smallest): 33 x 50,5 cm secondary support (largest): 34 x 51,1 cm
DR1974:0002:031:001-055
- Three brown wove paper folders entitled "Figures et Statues.", "Architecture Antique Mélanges." and "Architecture Moderne Mélanges.", contain a total of fifty-five drawings. The three folders are housed in a portfolio case faced with green wove paper on the t. and blue wove paper on the b. The lid is hinged to the spine with a strip of cloth along the edge.
labelled - on the back of the portfolio case, on a white paper label, by an unknown hand, in pen and black ink, u.l.: "[DE LA BIBLIOTHæQUE / DE / [ROHAULT] DE FLEURY / [MANUSCRITS]" [label torn] inscribed - on the first folder, by an unknown hand, in pen and brown ink, u.c.: "Figures / et / Mélanges." inscribed - on the second folder, by an unknown hand, in pen and brown ink, u.c.: "Architecture Antique / Mélanges." inscribed - on the third folder, by an unknown hand, in pen and brown ink, u.c.: "Architecture Moderne / Mélanges." labelled and stamped - on the spine of the portfolio case, on a paper label, by an unknown hand, in pen and brown ink, t.: "MELANGES / Antique et / Moderne"; on an olive green leather label, in gold, u.c.: "CROQUIS D"; and on a red leather label, in gold, b.: "N.R." numbered - on DR1974:0002:031:001, DR1974:0002:031:002, DR1974:0002:031:006:001, DR1974:0002:031:008 and DR1974:0002:031:011, by the draughtsman, in graphite, in various locations: with numbers indicating the identification of figures in the original source inscribed - on DR1974:0002:031:054:003, by draughtsman, in graphite, c.: "JOSEPH MARIE JAQUARD / MECANICIEN ... / LE VII AOUT MDCCCXXXIV"
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