Architecture in Art
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Romesnil
Louis-Rémy Robert, 1850–55
Ten Elements for East Window of an Architectural Ensemble from a Jain Meeting Hall
Saint-Maclou, Rouen
Edmond Bacot, 1852–54
[Large Figures on the North Porch, Chartres Cathedral]
Henri-Jean-Louis Le Secq, 1852
Landscape, Brittany
Donald Shaw MacLaughlan, 1907
Lot Kamehameha
Unidentified Artist, 1867
Tunisian View
August Macke, 1914
Little Venice
Arthur Wesley Dow, ca. 1893
Antibes
Henry Victor Burgy, 1882
Design for a Smithy and Two Cottages
Charles Edward Mallows, late 19th–early 20th century
Design for Elevation of Gallery Bay, Deepdene, Dorking, Surrey
Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet, 1875–79
Design for Grate, with Plan
Anonymous, British, 19th century, 1874
Tasting Poetry Hall
Jian Guzhai, late 19th–early 20th century
Design for wall decoration in the house of Baron Malet in Jouy-en-Josas (Seine et Gise)
Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet, 1871
Grande Pagode - Tour Nord du 2e Etage
Emile Gsell, 1866
Angle d'Une Cour Intérieure de la Grande Pagode
Emile Gsell, 1866
Designs for Decoration of Vaults
Anonymous, French, 19th century, ca. 1870
Pillars in the Recessed Portico in the Roya Gopuram with the Base of One of the Four Sculptured Monoliths, Madura
Linnaeus Tripe, January–March 1858
Rangoon: Henzas on the East Side of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda
Linnaeus Tripe, November 1855
Jérusalem, Enceinte du Temple, Arche du Pont Salomonien qui reliait Moria à Sion
Imprimerie photographique de Blanquart-Évrard, à Lille|Auguste Salzmann, 1854
Jérusalem, Fontaine du Couvent grec
Auguste Salzmann|Imprimerie photographique de Blanquart-Évrard, à Lille, 1854
Jérusalem, Enceinte du Temple, Moulure judaïque formant pied-droit de l'une des portes romaines
Imprimerie photographique de Blanquart-Évrard, à Lille|Auguste Salzmann, 1854
Design for Rococco-style wall and cove ornament in the salon of the Hotel de Luynes, owned by the Duc de Sabran
Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet|Duc de Sabran, second half 19th century
[Burmese Pagoda in the Eden Gardens, Calcutta]
Captain R. B. Hill, 1850s
Perspectival study for one quadrant of a ceiling design including a trompe l'oeil balustrade
Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet, second half 19th century
Design for a Ceiling
Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet, second half 19th century
Design for a ceiling of trompe l'oeil sky
Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet, second half 19th century
Design for a ceiling
Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet, second half 19th century
L'arco degli argentari, adossato alla chiesa di San Giorgio al Velabro
Eugène Constant, 1848–52
Robinson's Arch, Jerusalem
Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey, 1844
Chatsworth Conservatory
Thomas Guilford, 1836–41
Design for a Room in the Etruscan or Pompeian style (Elevation)
C. G. Hawkhurst, 1833
Study of a Moorish Arcade, Spain
Eugène Delacroix, May 1832
Elevation and Cross-Section of of Gallery Wall
John Gregory Crace, 19th century
Paneling and Benches (Verso: sketch of a Desk)
Anonymous, British, 19th century, ca. 1830
Elevation of a Wall with Two Windows and Five Wall Lights
Anonymous, British, 19th century, 19th century
Design for a Cast-iron Hob Grate in Ormolu
Benjamin Dean Wyatt, 1814
Design for coffered cupola interior and monuments (recto); details of wall decoration (verso)
Anonymous, German, 19th century, early 19th century
Architectural Model Based on the Alhambra
Rafael Contreras, 19th century (?)
Medieval Chimneypiece Design
Anonymous, British, 19th century, 19th century
Vassili Blagennoi, Moscow
Anonymous, Russian, 19th century, 19th century
Theatre set with alchemist's workshop
Anonymous, German, 19th century, 19th century (?)
Architectural Model Based on the Alhambra
Rafael Contreras, 19th century (?)
Design for a Painted Ceiling
Anonymous, Italian, 19th century, 1800–1900
Design for a Ceiling
Anonymous, Italian, 19th century, 1800–1900
Architectural Model Based on the Alhambra
Rafael Contreras, 19th century (?)
Measured Drawing of Cornice
Anonymous, British, 19th century, 19th century
Study for an Arched Alcove with a Canapé
Anonymous, French, 19th century, ca. 1804–10