M Faccard

"Pavillon De Reunion" 1837 M Faccard

1837

Hand-colour print depicting an elegant French lady's day bed & sitting room with fireplace in a gilt frame Print Sz: 9 1/2"H x 15"W Frame Sz: 20 3/4"H x 24 3/4"W

Invented and built by himself in the style of Inigo Jones to whom this plate is most humbly inscribed Print Sz: 10"H x 15"W Frame Sz: 17 5/8"H x 22 3/4"W w/ blue French mat & ornate gilt wood frame Inigo Jones (15 July 1573 – 21 June 1652) was the first significant architect in England and Wales in the early modern period, and the first to employ Vitruvian rules of proportion and symmetry in his buildings. As the most notable architect in England and Wales, Jones was the first person to introduce the classical architecture of Rome and the Italian Renaissance to Britain. He left his mark on London by his design of single buildings, such as the Queen's House which is the first building in England designed in a pure classical style, and the Banqueting House, Whitehall, as well as the layout for Covent Garden square which became a model for future developments in the West End. He made major contributions to stage design by his work as a theatrical designer for several dozen masques, most by royal command...

Stylish equestrian cavalry colour plate w/ hand-gouache highlights depicting two gendarmerie officers en grande tenue Art Sz: 12"H x 8"W Frame Sz: 16 3/4"H x 12 1/2"W w/ coral mat...

German design watercolor & gouache c1920s rendering for a sophisticated interior featuring elaborate cabinetry with pencil notes in right margin stamped: Heinrich Seifert & Sohn at c...

Magnificent large plate illustrating the Vatican Museum at the end of the eighteenth century by Vincenzo Feoli (1750 - 1831) after Miccinelli and Costa. The Pio-Clementino museum, n...

Detailed antique lithograph of plans to a brick French workshop, 1881. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic sleeve and Certificate...

Peter Paul "Architecture Parlante" From Portfolio "Portrait #14 - Peter Paul" with Karin Szekessy Year: 1973 Medium: Color Lithograph on Arches Edition: 80 Size: 25.59 x 19.88 in. Pu...

Magnificent large plate illustrating the Vatican Museum at the end of the eighteenth century by Vincenzo Feoli (1750 - 1831) after Miccinelli and Costa. The Pio-Clementino museum, n...