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Manuscript and Drawings: Studies of Shadows for the Use of Architectural Students and Others by C. Stanislas L'Eveille, Engineer in the Chief of Roads and Bridges

Translated and illustrated by Joseph Gwilt British
1820
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Object Information
  • Title: Manuscript and Drawings: Studies of Shadows for the Use of Architectural Students and Others by C. Stanislas L'Eveille, Engineer in the Chief of Roads and Bridges
  • Author: Charles Stanislaus L'Eveillé (French, 1772–1834)
  • Artist: Translated and illustrated by Joseph Gwilt (British, 1784–1863)
  • Date: 1820
  • Medium: Bound collection of pen and ink manuscript pages, and pen and ink, brush and wash drawings
  • Dimensions: 9 3/16 × 7 3/8 × 7/8 in. (23.3 × 18.8 × 2.2 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund
  • Object Number: 60.632.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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