Public Building, Pen and black ink, brush and gray and blue wash, over black chalk on paper, Elevation of a large horizontal building. Entrances are in domed pavilions at either end of the building. Attributes of the Arts are shown in triangular pediments above the entrances. Four statues of allegorical women flanking the entrances represent possibly the Muses. The pavilions are connected by a colonnade of embedded Doric columns and a short top story. In each interval (between the columns) are a two-story window and a regular window. Circular windows are placed at the basement level, below the colonnade. Below the rendering are the rule '12 Toises' and the scale '48 modules.' Inscription on verso., France, 1780–90, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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Public Building, Pen, black ink, brush, gray, blue wash, black chalk, paper, Elevation, large horizontal building, Entrances, domed pavilions, building, Attributes, Arts, shown, triangular pediments, entrances, Four statues, allegorical women flanking, entrances represent, Muses, pavilions, connected, colonnade, embedded Doric columns, short top story, interval, columns, two-story window, regular window, Circular windows, placed, basement level, colonnade, rendering, rule '12 Toises', scale '48 modules, Inscription, verso, France, 1780–90, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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