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A portico of two stories in the Ionic Order above a flight of steps, the bays divided by niches containing female figures, the whole surmounted by nude warriors
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Jacques Androuet du Cerceau the Elder (Paris circa 1500/10-circa 1586/87 Montargis or Paris)
A portico of two stories in the Ionic Order above a flight of steps, the bays divided by niches containing female figures, the whole surmounted by nude warriors
with inscription 'bastimant' (verso)
black chalk, pen and black ink, grey wash on vellum, with traces of binding at the left margin
16 3/8 x 25 1/8 in. (415 x 638 mm.)
A portico of two stories in the Ionic Order above a flight of steps, the bays divided by niches containing female figures, the whole surmounted by nude warriors
with inscription 'bastimant' (verso)
black chalk, pen and black ink, grey wash on vellum, with traces of binding at the left margin
16 3/8 x 25 1/8 in. (415 x 638 mm.)
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