32 - W. CLARKE (1806-1865), Saint Nizier in Lyon, 1838, Pencil

W. CLARKE (1806-1865), Saint Nizier in Lyon, 1838, Pencil William Barnard Clarke (1806 Cheshunt, Hertfordshire - 1865 Freiburg im Breisgau): Saint Nizier in Lyon Street scene next to the Gothic church, 1838, Pencil Technique: Pencil on Paper Inscription: Upper left numbered: "No 16". lower left dated: "St. Nizier Lyons 11 Oct. 1838". Date: 1838 Description: View of the northern façade seen from the west towards the choir, with the busy street in front. The care taken in the depiction of the architectural details is particularly striking. The sheet was created on a journey that took the English architect, cartographer, archaeological writer, art collector, numismatist and literary translator William Barnard Clarke to France between 1838 and 1839 and later on to Italy in 1839. Keywords: England, France, drawing, church, journey, sketch, architect, pencil, architecture, 19th century, Romanticism, Architecture, France, Size: Paper: 27,5 cm x 18,5 cm (10,8 x 7,3 in) Condition: Rather good condition. Margins a little bit browned, overall faintly browned, a little bit stained, lower margin a little bit creased. Irregularly trimmed.