34 - W. CLARKE (1806-1865), Fort Saint-André (Villeneuve-lès-Avignon), around 1830, Pencil

W. CLARKE (1806-1865), Fort Saint-André (Villeneuve-lès-Avignon), around 1830, Pencil William Barnard Clarke (1806 Cheshunt, Hertfordshire - 1865 Freiburg im Breisgau): The twin towers of the gatehouse of Fort Saint-André (Villeneuve-lès-Avignon), c. 1830, Pencil Technique: Pencil on paper Inscription: Lower right inscribed by the artist's hand: "Villeneuve les Avignons". Upper left numbered: "No 36". Date: c. 1830 Description: View of the staircase to the two characteristic towers of the gatehouse of the fortress in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, which was built on Mont Andaon in the first half of the 14th century. It houses a Romanesque chapel and the remains of the former Benedictine abbey of Saint-André. 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 to Italy in 1839. Keywords: France, fortress, abbey, drawing, architect, England, Great Britain, pencil, architecture, 19th century, Romanticism, Architecture, France, Size: Paper: 27,6 cm x 19,1 cm (10,9 x 7,5 in) Condition: Rather good condition. Margins somewhat browned, overall slightly browned, slightly stained at bottom, small pinholes in bottom right and top left corners.