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Creator:
Frederick Christian Lewis the Elder, 1779–1856
after Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Title:

View of the Gate of St. Denis

Date:
1803
Medium:
Soft-ground etching and aquatint, published state
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 5/8 × 24 1/2 inches (39.7 × 62.2 cm), Plate: 11 3/4 × 22 1/4 inches (29.8 × 56.5 cm), Image: 9 × 19 1/4 inches (22.9 × 48.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Engraved inscriptions: below image at left, "Drawn & Etch'd by Tho.s Girtin.", and at right, "Aquatinted by F.C. Lewis"; and below at center, "View of the Gate of St. Denis Vue de la Porte St. Denis taken from the SUBURBS prise du FAUXBOURG"; and below at center, "LONDON Pub.d 1803 by J.N. Girtin, No. 330, Oxford Street"; and below at left, "SUBSCR PRINT"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.2601
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Associated Places:
Europe | France | Porte Saint-Denis | Saint-Denis | Seine-Saint-Denis | Île-de-France
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:20104
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The Romantic Landscape Prints - The Chiaroscuro of Nature (Yale Center for British Art, 2002-09-25 - 2002-12-29) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]


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