drawing;
architectural drawing
- Museum number
- 1973,U.1352
- Description
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Château de Gaillon, bird's eye view from the NE with chateau at left and formal gardens at right, large court between chateau and gardens
Pen and black ink with grey wash; on vellum
- Production date
- 1570 (c)
- Dimensions
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Height: 515 millimetres
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Width: 743 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- One of seven drawings (on six sheets) on the Château de Gaillon drawn by Du Cerceau for this album; see 1972,U.793 for comment on whole series.
For further comment see Boudon/Mignot, 'Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau', Paris 2010, pp.124-135.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1886
- Acquisition notes
- Transferred from the Department of Printed Books.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1973,U.1352