French School, late 18h Century

Design for a bourse flanked by two statues of Mercury

Details

French School, late 18h Century
Design for a bourse flanked by two statues of Mercury
inscribed 'Bourse'
pen and black ink, grey wash on light brown paper
12½ x 22 in. (320 x 560 mm.)

Exhibited

New York, Artemis Group, Architectural drawings, 1750-1930: architectural and ornamental drawings, interiors, 1 November-1 December 1984, no. 5.

Lot Essay

Inspired by the St. Petersburg's Stock Exchange built by the French architect Thomas de Thomon, and inaugurated in 1816. The main difference between this drawing and the Thomon's project is the substitution of an arcaded portico instead of the Thomon's colonnade.

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