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Etching of a Gothic gateway with two turreted towers and conical spires, a bird above a scroll, and radiating lines behind.

The Old Gate of the Palais de Justice, Paris

An etching in a circular vignette shows a Gothic gateway with two turreted towers capped by conical spires, a central gable and a pointed arched doorway. A bird with spread wings perches above a scroll, and radiating hatched lines fill the sky behind the building.

Artist
Charles Meryon
Date
1854
Medium
Etching and drypoint on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1755 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1854).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

Español: La antigua puerta del Palacio de Justicia, París

Un aguafuerte dentro de un recuadro circular muestra una puerta gótica con dos torres de remate cónico, un frontón central y un vano de arco apuntado. Un ave de alas extendidas se posa sobre un pergamino, y líneas radiales rayadas llenan el cielo tras el edificio.

Português: A antiga porta do Palácio da Justiça, Paris

Uma gravura em vinheta circular mostra um portão gótico com duas torres de cobertura cônica, um frontão central e uma entrada de arco pontiagudo. Uma ave de asas abertas pousa sobre um pergaminho, e linhas radiais hachuradas preenchem o céu atrás do edifício.

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