People:

• Centre canadien d'architecture (compiler)
• Hubert Rohault de Fleury (architect)
• Charles Rohault de Fleury (architect)

Title:

Miscellanea

Date:

[1800-1868]

Level of archival description:
File 4

Extent and medium:

• 9 portfolios

Scope and content:
The three portfolios of "Croquis", originally attributed to Hubert Rohault de Fleury, but probably also including work by Charles, are particularly informative of the range of artistic and architectural interests of these architects. While some of the drawings in these portfolios may be travel sketches or based on travel sketches (Charles is known to have visited some of the locations depicted (1)), the majority are probably copied or adapted from books and prints. In some cases, these sources have been identified. The stylistic range of the drawings is eclectic; in addition to the expected Classical material, Gothic, Romanesque, Islamic, Exotic Revival (namely Etruscan and Egyptian), Renaissance and Baroque periods and styles as well as contemporary 19th century architecture are all represented. The subject matter is equally varied.

DR1974:0002:032:001-066, two portfolios, includes arabesque ornament (some from Palazzo del Te and Palazzo Ducal in Mantua (2)), Islamic ornament motifs, tile patterns, Sicilian architectural subjects - mainly church interiors, and stonework and woodwork from Romanesque and Gothic structures .

DR1974:0002:031:001-055, three portfolios, contains drawings of classical figures, Christian imagery and architectural sculpture from antique, medieval [?] and 19th century sources, sculpture from the 16th century sepulchral monument of Maximillian I, Italian Classical structures and contemporary classically-inspired subject matter including a number of Parisian fountains and monuments, and several English townhouses.

DR1974:0002:030:001-065, four portfolios, includes drawings of Classical, Gothic and Exotic Revival buildings and interiors as well as a number of drawings of non-architectural subject matter including military subjects - fortification, armaments, soldiers, and revolutionary battle scenes - and topographic views.

A folder of Italian views and buildings in this portfolio may have been intended for publication. The designs for interiors, Empire furniture, garden structures and several of the buildings are probably original designs by Hubert.

(1) A description of Charles' travels based on his sketchbooks held by the Académie d'architecture is found in Académie d'architecture, 'Catalogue des collection' (Paris: Académie d'architecture, 1988) 35-36 and 230-241.
(2) These drawings were copied from Wilhelm Zahn, 'Gemalte Ornamente von Julio Romano' (s.l., s.n, ca. 1833).

Reference number:

CI001.S1.D4

Contains:

• DR1974:0002:030:001-065, Four portfolios of drawings of Italian views, interior designs, Empire style furniture, military subjects, and other diverse subject matter, printed first half of the 19th century
• DR1974:0002:031:001-055, 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
• DR1974:0002:032:001-066, 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