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Frederick Christian Lewis the Elder, 1779–1856, British, View of the Gate of St. Denis, 1803
- 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]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - 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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