Cross Section of the Hôtel de Ville Seen in Perspective Showing the Decoration and Illumination of the Courtyard and Rooms Created on the Occasion of the Ball Given the Night of August 30 and 31, 1739

Cross Section of the Hôtel de Ville Seen in Perspective Showing the Decoration and Illumination of the Courtyard and Rooms Created on the Occasion of the Ball Given the Night of August 30 and 31, 1739 by Jacques-François Blondel (French, 1705–1744)

Medium

pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, and watercolor with gouache, over graphite

Dimensions

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Classification

Drawing

Department

Drawings

Museum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Credit

Bequest of Muriel Butkin

Accession Number

2008.408

Tags

male

About this artwork

This cross-section of a building allows a unique view into a French royal wedding. The partiers are dressed in costume and dance in the Parisian town hall. No expense was spared in the lavish celebration, from flowers to drinks to the elaborate false ceiling painted to look like the sky.

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