Lot Essay
Although apparently a fully worked project, this scheme does not appear to have been realised at Notre Dame.
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MASTER DRAWINGS FROM THE MARTIN BODMER FOUNDATION
Jacques-Germain Soufflot (1713-1780)
Design for the door of the Sacristy of the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris
Details
Jacques-Germain Soufflot (1713-1780)
Design for the door of the Sacristy of the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris
signed (?) 'Soufflot invenit' and inscribed (?) 'Porte de la Sacristie de notre Dame En dedans de l'église'
pencil, pen and black ink, grey and brown wash, compass indications, black ink and brown wash framing lines
13 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (346 x 219 mm.)
Design for the door of the Sacristy of the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris
signed (?) 'Soufflot invenit' and inscribed (?) 'Porte de la Sacristie de notre Dame En dedans de l'église'
pencil, pen and black ink, grey and brown wash, compass indications, black ink and brown wash framing lines
13 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (346 x 219 mm.)
Provenance
Purchased from Germain Seligmann, his stamp (not in Lugt), February 1969.