Circa 1756 Elevation of the Louvre
Circa 1756 Elevation of the Louvre
Circa 1756 Elevation of the Louvre
Circa 1756 Elevation of the Louvre
Circa 1756 Elevation of the Louvre
Circa 1756 Elevation of the Louvre
Circa 1756 Elevation of the Louvre
Circa 1756 Elevation of the Louvre

Circa 1756 Elevation of the Louvre

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A beautiful illustration of the Louvre that was first published in the 1750s in Architecture Françoise by Jacques-François Blondel, a renowned professor and architect to Louis XV. It depicts the courtyard side of Claude Perault’s Collonade, which was constructed over a century earlier and is regarded as the pinnacle of French Classicism. Our reproduction is masterfully printed on archival paper with bold sepia tones with subtle mottling and toning throughout, hallmarks of vintage paper.

Style: Large Frame

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A beautiful illustration of the Louvre that was first published in the 1750s in Architecture Françoise by Jacques-François Blondel, a renowned professor and architect to Louis XV. It depicts the courtyard side of Claude Perault’s Collonade, which was constructed over a century earlier and is regarded as the pinnacle of French Classicism. Our reproduction is masterfully printed on archival paper with bold sepia tones with subtle mottling and toning throughout, hallmarks of vintage paper.

• A precise recreation of Jacques-François Blondel’s depiction, who later worked as an architect for King Louis XV and served as a professor at the Academie d’Architecture.
• The Originally engraving produced between 1752 and 1756, the etching was intended for Blondel’s grandiose four-volume Architecture Françoise.
• Reproduced on textured archival matte paper, capturing the original prints subtle foxing, mottling and fold lines, all hallmarks of antique paper. Framed behind a satin black wood frame with distressed gold fillet and acrylic glass.

FRAMED
Large: 81 1/2”W x 31 1/2”H
Small: 60 1/2”W x 23 1/2”H

PRINT
Large: 80”W x 30”H
Small: 59”W x 22”H

SAMPLES
(3) 8"W x 10"H Sample-Pack prints