• Charles Rohault de Fleury (draughtsman)
• Hubert Rohault de Fleury (draughtsman)

Two portfolios of drawings of ornament and other architectural subjects, mainly Italian and Islamic, and details of English and French Gothic and Romanesque architecture

between 1800 and 1868

- This group comprises two portfolios entitled Arabesques et Mosaïques (DR1974:0002:032:001 - DR1974:0002:032:048 and Ornements et architecture Gothique (DR1974:0002:032:049 - DR1974:0002:032:066). The portfolio entitled Arabesques et Mosaïques comprises 46 sheets, mostly ornament drawings and interior views which are partially or fully coloured with watercolour, or perhaps gouache. Geometric, interlacing and foliate ornament, many apparently of Islamic origin, and arabesques predominate. Inscriptions on some of the drawings indicate their sources which include mosques in Cairo, various buildings in Italy and Sicily and and arabesques from the Palazzo del Tè and Palazzo ducale in Mantua. A number of drawings are uninscribed and consequently the source of the ornament cannot be identified. The presence of inscribed numbers on some of the drawings suggests that they may have been copied or traced from books. Drawings DR1974:0002:032:034 - DR1974:0002:032:038, which depict two ancient tombs on mainland Italy and various architectural subjects in Sicily, are perhaps travel sketches. This portfolio also includes one sheet of drawings depicting pottery (DR1974:0002:032:028), and a partial side elevation and a detail of the entablature of a classical temple with polychrome ornament (DR1974:0002:032:029). -- The portfolio entitled Ornements Et architecture Gothique comprises 17 sheets, mostly graphite line drawings on tracing paper - some of which are probably tracings - depicting details of French and English Gothic and Romanesque architecture. This portfolio includes numerous drawings of capitals as well as other ornamented stone and wooden elements such as corbels, mouldings, finials and gargoyles. Inscriptions indicate the source of the detail on a number of the drawings. Also included in this portfolio is a sheet of numbered drawings of furniture (DR1974:0002:032:053), a longitudinal section of Cathédrale Sainte-Marie, Bayonne, France (DR1974:0002:032:056), and a frontal elevation of Freiburg Munster in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (DR1974:0002:032:065).

• measured drawings
• record drawings
• detail drawings
• travel sketches

Prints include one acquatint handpainted with watercolour on wove paper locally mounted on wove paper

case: 53 x 35,4 x 3,5 cm portfolios: 51 x 34,5 cm sheet (smallest): 7 x 4,5 cm sheet (largest): 80,6 x 25,9 cm secondary support (smallest): 49,9 x 33,8 cm secondary support (largest): 33,9 x 51,2 cm

DR1974:0002:032:001-066

• line drawings
• finished drawings
• freehand drawings
• sketches
• tracings

• axonometric drawings
• pictorial drawings
• scale drawings
• orthographic drawings (objects)
• profiles (orthographic drawings)
• plans (drawings)
• elevations (drawings)

• general views
• partial views
• interior views

- These two portfolios consist of brown paper folders, the first "Arabesques et Mosaïques" contains 46 sheets, and the second, "Ornements Et architecture Gothique" contains 17 sheets. Usually one or two, but in some cases as many as seven smaller sheets, mostly tracing and wove paper, are locally mounted on of wove or laid paper. The portfolios are housed in a case covered with green wove paper on the top and blue wove paper on the bottom. The lid is hinged with a gauze-like cloth and the spine is embossed with "CROQUIS / C" in gold.

labelled - by an unknown hand, on the spine of the portfolio case, on a paper label, in pen and black ink, t.: "gothique / arabesques" imprinted - on the bottom of the portfolio case, on a bookplate, u.r.: "DE LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE / DE / ROHAULT DE FLEURY / MANUSCRITS" inscribed - on the first portfolio, by an unknown hand, in pen and brown ink, u.c.: "Arabesques / et / Mosaïques" inscribed - on the second portfolio, by an unknown hand, in pen and brown ink, u.c.: "Ornements / Et architecture / Gothique" dated - on DR1974:0002:032:036 and DR1974:0002:032:037, by the draughtsman, in graphite, u.l., t. and c.l.: "1831" dated - on DR1974:0002:032:034, by the draughtsman, in graphite, u.c.: "1826" dated - on DR1974:0002:032:065, by the draughtsman, in pen and black ink, b.: "23 August 1829" inscribed - on most of the drawings, by one or more unknown hands, in graphite, in various locations: with the geographic location, and in some cases, the name of the building(s) imprinted - on the spine of the portfolio case, in gold, t.: "CROQUIS / C"; and b.: "N.R."

Agrigento; Italy;

• architecture
• interior design
• ornament

Contains:

• DR1974:0002:032:002, Ornament drawing of three bands of running ornament from the Palazzo ducale, Mantua, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:004, Ornament drawing of a panel decorated with geometric shapes and interlacing lines, probably Islamic, and a panel decorated with foliage, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:005, Ornament drawing of three segments of panels or bands decorated with interlacing foliage, lines and geometric shapes, probably Islamic, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:006, Ornament drawing of three panels decorated with geometric patterns and foliage, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:007, Ornament drawing of a panel decorated with foliage, probably Islamic, and a leaf-shaped panel, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:008, Ornament drawing of two panels decorated with foliage and geometric shapes, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:009, Ornament drawing of three panels decorated with interlocking geometric shapes and a panel decorated with foliage, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:010, Ornament drawing of a marble mosaic of interlacing pattern from the Mosque, Gismahs, Cairo and a leaf-shaped panel [?] decorated with interlacing foliage, probably Islamic, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:011, Ornament drawing of three panels of running foliated ornament and a band of foliage and kufic script, probably Islamic, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:012, Ornament drawing of a panel of interlacing foliage from the Mosqueé Mamhammer, Cairo, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:013, Ornament drawing of three panels decorated with foliage, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:014, Ornament drawing of two panels decorated with interlacing foliage, probably Islamic, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:015, Ornament drawing of two panels decorated with geometric shapes and interlacing lines, probably Islamic, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:016, Ornament drawing of two panels decorated with interlacing lines and geometric shapes, probably Islamic, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:017, Ornament drawing of two panels decorated with interlacing lines and geometric shapes, and a band of running foliated ornament, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:018, Ornament drawing of a panel decorated with arabesques from the Palazzo del Te, Mantua, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:019, Ornament drawing of an undecorated circular panel bordered by foliage and X motifs, and a panel decorated with arabesques, both from the Palazzo del Te, Mantua, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:020, Ornament drawing of four panels decorated with geometric patterns and lines, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:021, Ornament drawing of a panel decorated with foliage and interlacing lines, a panel decorated with a foliage, and a panel decorated with repeating foliated X motifs, after 1828
• DR1974:0002:032:022, Ornament drawing of three panels decorated with geometric patterns, mainly stars, and some interlacing lines, and a panel decorated with foliage, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:024, Ornament drawing of a panel decorated with multifoils within circles, a panel of running foliated ornament, a panel decorated with geometric shapes, and a panel or band decorated with interlacing lines, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:025, Ornament drawing of six bands decorated with arabesques from the Palazzo ducale, Mantua, after 1828
• DR1974:0002:032:026, Ornament drawing of three bands decorated with arabesques from the Palazzo ducale, Mantua, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:028, Drawing of two vases decorated with foliage and grotesques, a jug decorated with grotesques, a vase decorated with a geometric pattern, an undecorated kylike, an urn decorated with foliage, and a rosette or the underside of a vase, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:032, Ornament drawing of a vertical band decorated with arabesques from the Palazzo ducale, Mantua, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:040, Ornament drawing of panels and bands with figurative and foliated ornament including the coat of arms of the Medici family, surrounded by decorated moldings and borders, probably for wall and ceiling panels, and a piece of a band decorated with grotesques, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:041, Wall elevations with grotesque ornamentation from the Vatican and decorated panels with foliated, figurative and grotesque ornamentation from Caprarola, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:043, Details of foliated and interlacing ornament from a mosque, including a capital and part of an archway, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:044, Ornament drawing of fifteen geometric patterns, probably floor tiles, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:045, Two ornament drawings of geometric patterns, probably floor tiles from San Marco and Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Venice and Santa Giustina and Santa Maria Assunta, Padua, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:046, Ornament drawing of four panels decorated with interlocking geometric patterns and foliage, and a band of running foliated ornament, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:047, Wall elevation with pedimented niches and foliated and figurative ornament, and two panels and three bands decorated with grotesques, foliage, and arabesques, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:048, Ornament drawing of a panel and a band decorated with grotesques, and two rinceaux from Mantua, including some from the Palazzo del Te, Mantua, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:056, Longitudinal section of the Cathédral Sainte-Marie, Bayonne, France, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:065, Front elevation of Freiburg Munster in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, 23 August 1829
• DR1974:0002:032:001:001-003, Ornament drawings of a panel decorated with foliage and wreaths, a vertical band decorated with grotesques, and three rinceaux, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:003:001-002, Ornament drawings of two panel segments, one decorated with foliage and fretwork, and the other with foliage, vases and a geometric mosaic pattern, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:029:001-002, Partial side elevation of a temple and a detail of the entabulature, both with polychrome ornament, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:030:001-002, Drawing of a geometric terracotta mosaic in the 'chartreuse', Pavia; Drawing of four geometric patterns, probably floor tiles, from San Marco, Venice, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:031:001-002, Ornament drawing of a geometric mosaic pattern, probably floor tiles; Elevation, profiles, and details of an entablature decorated with foliage and a geometric pattern, Verona, after 1831
• DR1974:0002:032:033:001-002, Ornament drawings of bands with decorated with grotesques and panels decorated with figurative ornament, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:034:001-002, Plan, section and molding details of the ancient tomb on the road to Civita Castellana (Falerii) and a sketch of the exterior of the tomb and its surroundings, 1826
• DR1974:0002:032:035:001-002, Reflected plan, elevation and profile of a capital [?] and ceiling ornament in the museum, Siracusa; Elevations, roof plan, profile, and detail of the ornamentation of the tomb in the cathedral, Agrigento, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:036:001-002, Section, reflected ceiling plan, and details of the ceiling coffers in the Church of San Dominico, Taormina; Elevation and reflected ceiling plan of the roof trusses of the Cathedral of San Maria, Messina, 1831
• DR1974:0002:032:037:001-002, Section, reflected ceiling plan and details of the ornamentation of the coffers of the roof trusses of the Cathedral of San Maria, Messina, including the decoration of a ceiling bay, the underside of a beam, and the elevation of a beam, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:038:001-002, Two drawings of the Etruscan tomb, Tarquina: Interior elevations, floor plan, reflected ceiling plan, detail and profile of the door, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:039:001-003, Ornament drawings of a band decorated with arabesques and mascarons; Interlocking panels with ornamentation surrounded by decorated moldings in 'Termini'; Panel decorated with grotesques and surrounded by two smaller panels with egg and dart moldings, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:042:001-002, Ornament drawings of geometric patterns from San Marco, Venice, San Corona, Vicenza, and from the Cathedral of San Maria, Messina, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:049:001-002, Drawings of Gothic capitals, one with a base, a pair of scalloped columns, and bands and panels decorated with geometric patterns and foliage, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:050:001-002, Drawing of Gothic architectural elements: corbels, grouped columns, compound piers and capitals, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:051:001-002, Two drawings of Gothic architectural elements: capitals, archways showing the springing point arrangements and ornamentation of the archivolts, and compound piers, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:052:001-002, Two drawings of Gothic architectural elements: capitals, compound piers, and finials, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:053:001-004, Three drawings of ornament and furniture; Drawing of Gothic moldings from Abbaye Saint-Ouen, Rouen, Saint-Nicholas, Caen, and the Cathédrale de Bayeux copied from drawings by Pugin in 'The Architectural Antiquites of Normandy', after 1828
• DR1974:0002:032:055:001-002, Two drawings of Gothic architectural elements: capitals, corbels and piers, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:057:001-007, Seven drawings of Gothic architectural elements and ornament, from Abbaye aux Hommes, Caen, Palais de Justice and Abbaye St. Ouen, Rouen, Cathédrale Sainte-Marie, Bayonne, mainly copied from drawings by Pugin in 'The Architectural Antiquities of Normandy', after 1828
• DR1974:0002:032:058:001-002, Two drawings of Gothic capitals and piers, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:059:001-002, Two drawings of ornament and architectural elements including a spandrel from Salisbury Cathedral, molding from Palais de Justice, Rouen, tracery, roundels, running ornament, and a decorated initial letter, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:060:001-004, Drawings of architectural elements and ornament including details of linenfold panels, elevations showing window arrangements, probably for churches, and elevations and an axonometric [?] drawing showing the arrangement of buttresses and pinnacles, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:061:001-002, Drawings of Gothic ornament and architectural elements including a pinnacle, a trefoil with spandrels, and running foliated ornament, probably for moldings; Drawing of an ornate carved bishop's throne, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:062:001-003, Two drawings of ornate carved Gothic tombs with gabled canopies; Details from the les "souterrains" of Saint-Denis, mainly capitals, between 1800 and 1868
• DR1974:0002:032:063:001-002, Two drawings of Gothic ornament copied from 'Pugin's Gothic Ornament', showing details from Southwark Cathedral, Notre-Dame de Paris, the Abbey church of Saint Alban, a wooden stall finial from Saint-Peter, Great Walsingham, and Winchester Cathedral, after 1831
• DR1974:0002:032:064:001-002, Two drawings of Gothic ornament copied from 'Pugin's Gothic Ornament', showing details from Beddington Place, Beddington, the Abbaye de Saint-Amand and Cathédrale Notre-Dame, Rouen, Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Oxford, and Eltham Palace, Greenwich, after 1831
• DR1974:0002:032:066:001-005, Five drawings of Gothic architectural elements and ornament: pilasters, columns, capitals, gargoyles, a molding, and an archway, between 1800 and 1868