DrawingsFrench18th-19th century

Palais de Chaillot; verso: Elevation of a Palace

c. 1798-1804

Artists

Charles PercierArtist

Pierre-François-Léonard FontaineArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Gray and tan wash over graphite on greenish antique laid paper; verso: graphite

Culture

French

Century

18th-19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

24.5 × 57.6 cm (9 5/8 × 22 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Heirs of Achille Leclère

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