ECL-Bn.10:61-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bn.10:61-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Arch of Besancon
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Comments
Bn. 10. 58-62 are all engravings. The arches which they represent are all named but it should be noted that in some respects they seem to differ considerably from the original.
Added in pencil in Sampson catalogue: 'they also appear in BO. 17. 6 (unwashed)'
Added in pencil in Sampson catalogue: 'they also appear in BO. 17. 6 (unwashed)'
Description
Content (description)
The Arch of Besancon. Fluted columns in pairs flank statues in niches. Smaller statues stand in front of pedimented niches in upper layer. Winged figures in spandrels.
Content (object)
arch
Content (note)
Dimensions
height (actual size): 517mm
width (actual size): 347mm
width (actual size): 347mm
Inscription
L'arc de Besancon written in ink below the Arch
Materials & techniques note
copper engraving on paper
Production
Person
Unknown (Engraver)
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• Lanciani ('Piccola raccolta di archi trionfali disegnati quasi di fantasia da Jacques Androuet du Cerceau. I disegni sono incisi a contorno e ombreggiati a mano con inchiostro di Cina')
• Baumeister (p. 1887 no. 36)
• Baumeister (p. 1887 no. 36)
