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Etched view of a vast Gothic hall with two long vaulted ceilings, arched niches along the walls, and a crowd of small figures at the bottom.

The Antechamber of the Palais de Justice, Paris

A finely etched interior view of a vast Gothic hall with two long barrel vaults covered in fine hatching, receding in strong perspective. Along the walls, arched bays and niches hold statues, and a crowd of small figures gathers across the stone floor at the lower edge.

Artist
Charles Meryon
Date
1855
Medium
Etching, from a pewter plate, with burnishing, scraping and foul biting on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1370 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1855).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

Español: La antecámara del Palacio de Justicia, París

Una vista de interior grabada con finura de un vasto salón gótico con dos largas bóvedas de cañón cubiertas de trazos finos, que se alejan en una fuerte perspectiva. A lo largo de los muros, arcos y nichos albergan estatuas, y una multitud de pequeñas figuras se reúne sobre el suelo de piedra en el borde inferior.

Português: A antecâmara do Palácio de Justiça, Paris

Uma vista de interior gravada com finura de um vasto salão gótico com duas longas abóbadas de berço cobertas de hachuras finas, que se afastam em forte perspectiva. Ao longo das paredes, arcos e nichos abrigam estátuas, e uma multidão de pequenas figuras se reúne sobre o piso de pedra na borda inferior.

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