Library Collection. Drawings
Barriere de la Garre, from the quai de la Rappee
Hakewill, James, 1778-1843 (draftsman)
May 1816
1 drawing : graphite ; 9.7 x 15.8 cm.
View sketched from the quai de la Rapée, towards what is now the quai d'Austerlitz, then called quai de la Gare, a shelter for boats planned in 1760. The chief building would appear to be the Barrière de la Gare, the Custom House.
The drawing was glued on a cardboard, originally numbered 1.9, and kept in a portfolio. Title from note below the drawing. Forms part of: Library Collection. Drawings.
Cubberley, T. & Herrmann, L. Twilight of the Grand Tour, p. 73, fig. 1.9 [i]
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BoatsCities & townsDomesRiversTowersBuildings, structures, etcPictorial works
FranceParisSeine RiverÎle-de-France
1810-1820
Drawings
British School at Rome
JH[DRA]-013
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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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