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Pierre Fontaine’s Project for Napoleon

Published on , by Caroline Legrand
Auction on 24 November 2022 - 14:00 (CET) - 10-12, rue de Gouët - 22000 Saint-Brieuc

Among 30-odd architectural drawings from the collection of a private mansion in Binic, this project for the Louvre by Pierre Fontaine is worth a look.

Pierre François Léonard Fontaine (1762-1853), Project for the triumphal arch of the... Pierre Fontaine’s Project for Napoleon

Pierre François Léonard Fontaine (1762-1853), Project for the triumphal arch of the Carrousel du Louvre on an arch, pen and ink, 46.5 x 40 cm/18.2 x 15.7 in.
Estimate: €12,000/15,000

The triumphal arch of the Carrousel du Louvre , as you will never see it! This drawing was made between February 26 and March 11, 1806 by the architect Pierre Fontaine . He proposed it and other studies to the Commissary General…
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