Design for a Monument Commemorating Systematization of Weights and Measures in France, Pen and black ink, brush and gray, red and blue wash on paper, joined at center, A series of monuments lined side by side. At the center, Liberty and a tricolor with the inscription 'LIBERTE' are on top of a pedestal in the shape of a prison tower; laterally are statues representing weights and measurements and columns with attributes referring to science. A snake, topped by an 'X' is wound around the left column under a lozenge, representing Night: the top of the column is surrounded by a railing and carries a burning-glass; a thermometer and a weather-cock, 'S' and 'N' are at the right; the sculptures are shown against the parapet bordering a terrace; behind it rise two cranes, and parts of structures with loggias in Romanesque style., France, 1795–1800, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Monument Commemorating Systematization, Weights, Measures, France, Pen, black ink, brush, gray, red, blue wash, paper, joined, center, series, monuments lined side, side, center, Liberty, tricolor, inscription 'LIBERTE', top, pedestal, shape, prison tower, laterally, statues representing weights, measurements, columns, attributes referring, science, snake, topped, 'X', wound, left column under, lozenge, representing Night, top, column, surrounded, railing, carries, burning-glass, thermometer, weather-cock, 'S', 'N', right, sculptures, shown, parapet bordering, terrace, rise two cranes, parts, structures, loggias, Romanesque style, France, 1795–1800, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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