Library Collection. Drawings
Paris, from the balcony of a house on the quai Voltaire
Hakewill, James, 1778-1843 (draftsman)
May 1816
1 drawing : graphite ; 14 x 21.4 cm.
View from Quai Voltaire, left bank of the Seine, looking eastwards along the river.
The drawing was glued on a cardboard, originally numbered 1.8, and kept in a portfolio. Title from note on the original cardboard. Forms part of: Library Collection. Drawings.
Cubberley, T. & Herrmann, L. Twilight of the Grand Tour, p. 70, fig. 1.8
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BoatsBridgesCities & townsDomesRiversBuildings, structures, etcPictorial works
FranceParisSeine RiverÎle-de-France
1810-1820
Drawings
British School at Rome
JH[DRA]-010
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The 22nd BSR Annual Report (1921-1922) notes the accession of the six portfolios of drawings made in Italy by James Hakewill in 1816-1817. Thanks are expressed to the heirs of the late Mr. Michael Tomkinson of Franche Hall, Kidderminster.
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