38 - W. CLARKE (1806-1865), The House of the Lords of Domecy in Avallon (Yonne), 1838, Pencil

W. CLARKE (1806-1865), The House of the Lords of Domecy in Avallon (Yonne), 1838, Pencil William Barnard Clarke (1806 Cheshunt, Hertfordshire - 1865 Freiburg im Breisgau): Maison des Sires de Domecy und Portal von Saint Lazare in Avallon (Yonne), 1838, Pencil Technique: Pencil on Paper Inscription: lower left dated: "Avallon Oct. 4. 1838 [...]". Date: 1838 Description: View of the centre of the small town of Avallon with the Maison des Sires de Domecy built in the 15th century with the external stair tower and on the right the two late Romanesque portals of Saint-Lazare from the early 12th century. 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: Drawing, France, England, Great Britain, Architecture, Church, Romanesque, Portal, Pencil, 19th century, Romanticism, Architecture, France, Size: Paper: 20,0 cm x 29,4 cm (7,9 x 11,6 in) Condition: Rather good condition. Margins somewhat browned, overall somewhat browned, just a little stained, small pinholes in the corners. Lower right corner missing.