Lot n° 47
Estimation :
15 - 20
EUR
Result without fees
Result
: 15EUR
[MAINE ET LOIRE] - Lot 47
[MAINE ET LOIRE]
Augustin-François Lemaître (1797-1870) (engraver): "Galleries of an amphitheatre in Doué". 1841. Etching, 14 x 21.6 cm. Mentions : FRANCE (Mérovingiens) - 161 - Lemaître direxit - 41 France. Freckles and stains
Note: Published in: "France. Plates from the encyclopedic dictionary representing the most remarkable buildings of all eras...", (first part) by Philippe Le Bas and Augustin François Lemaitre, edited by Firmin Didot frères, 1841, p. 182. It is rather a representation of the galleries of the falum quarries at Doué-la-Fontaine, also called "cave cathedrals" because of their shape.