Live auction - Lot 208
The ruins of St Lambert's Cathedral in Liège.
Early 19th c
Hammer price: €
380
€ 400 / 500
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Lot description
Grey ink and wash, 41,7 x 58,9 cm, laid paper (few spots, sl. browned, sl. wavy, sm. tear).
Laid down on passe-partout.
Large and fine grisaille of St Lambert's Cathedral, which was destroyed after the Liège Revolution at the end of the 18th c. At left the Prince-Bishops' Palace. The sheet shows marked similarities with a watercolour by Jean Nicolas Ponsart (1788-1870) in the Grand Curtius in Liège.
Ref. www.liege.be/fr/decouvrir/tourisme/decouvrir-liege/histoire-de-liege. - www.tresordeliege.be/publication/pdf/064.pdf.
Joined: Sheet with engraving and ms. note on St Lambert's Cathedral. (2 pcs)
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