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A design for the decoration of the Grand Chamber of the Court of Cassation, Paris by 
																	Pierre Francois Leonard Fontaine

Pierre Francois Leonard Fontaine

( French, 1762 - 1853 )

A design for the decoration of the Grand Chamber of the Court of Cassation, Paris

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Materials:

Pencil, pen and black ink, watercolor, bodycolor and gum arabic on paper

Measurements:

10.79 in. (27.40 cm.) (height) by 16.54 in. (42.00 cm.) (width)

Markings:

Illegibly signed and with inscription 'Face du fond dela salle, ou sera Placé le Portrait de L’Empereur.' (upper centre), with further extensive inscription and located '[...]Paris le vingt-neuf Juin mil huit cent neuf' and signed by Honoré Muraire, the first president of the Court of Cassation, and first secretary Merlin (along the left edge)

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