42 - W. CLARKE (1806–1865), View of Cannes, 1839, Pencil

W. CLARKE (1806–1865), View of Cannes, 1839, Pencil William Barnard Clarke (1806 Cheshunt, Hertfordshire – 1865 Freiburg im Breisgau): View of Cannes with Church Tower, 1839, Pencil Technique: Pencil on paper Inscription: lower left, dated: “Cannes, May 29, 1839.” Date: 1839 Description: The drawing was created during 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. It depicts a view of the houses of Cannes with the medieval building “La Castre” in the middle ground. Keywords: France; England; Great Britain; England; Architect; Pencil; Drawing; 19th century; Romanticism; Architecture; France; Size: Paper: 18.7 cm x 29.1 cm (7.4 x 11.5 in) Condition: In fairly good condition. Margins somewhat browned, overall browned, corners somewhat bumped, pinhole in the upper left corner, slightly stained. Somewhat wavy. Irregularly trimmed.