The Porte Saint-Denis in Paris

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French School, first quarter 19th Century
The Porte Saint-Denis in Paris
black chalk, pen and black ink and watercolor on paper
17½ x 22 in. (445 x 559 mm.)

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Lot Essay

The Porte Saint-Denis was built in 1672 from designs by the architect François Blondel (1618-1686) and the sculptor Michel Anguier (1613-1686). Commissioned by King Louis XIV, it commemorated his victories on the Rhine and Franche-Comté. Located at the crossing of rue Saint-Denis, rue Faubourg Saint-Denis, the Boulevard de Bonne-Nouvelle and the Boulevard Saint-Denis, it served as one of the gates in the old city walls of Paris.

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