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Romesnil by Louis-Rémy Robert

Romesnil

Louis-Rémy Robert, 1850–55

Ten Elements for East Window of an Architectural Ensemble from a Jain Meeting Hall

Ten Elements for East Window of an Architectural Ensemble from a Jain Meeting Hall

Saint-Maclou, Rouen by Edmond Bacot

Saint-Maclou, Rouen

Edmond Bacot, 1852–54

[Large Figures on the North Porch, Chartres Cathedral] by Henri-Jean-Louis Le Secq

[Large Figures on the North Porch, Chartres Cathedral]

Henri-Jean-Louis Le Secq, 1852

Landscape, Brittany by Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Landscape, Brittany

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan, 1907

Lot Kamehameha by Unidentified Artist

Lot Kamehameha

Unidentified Artist, 1867

Tunisian View by August Macke

Tunisian View

August Macke, 1914

Little Venice by Arthur Wesley Dow

Little Venice

Arthur Wesley Dow, ca. 1893

Antibes by Henry Victor Burgy

Antibes

Henry Victor Burgy, 1882

Design for a Smithy and Two Cottages by Charles Edward Mallows

Design for a Smithy and Two Cottages

Charles Edward Mallows, late 19th–early 20th century

Design for Elevation of Gallery Bay, Deepdene, Dorking, Surrey by Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet

Design for Elevation of Gallery Bay, Deepdene, Dorking, Surrey

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet, 1875–79

Design for Grate, with Plan by Anonymous, British, 19th century

Design for Grate, with Plan

Anonymous, British, 19th century, 1874

Tasting Poetry Hall by Jian Guzhai

Tasting Poetry Hall

Jian Guzhai, late 19th–early 20th century

Design for wall decoration in the house of Baron Malet in Jouy-en-Josas (Seine et Gise) by Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet

Design for wall decoration in the house of Baron Malet in Jouy-en-Josas (Seine et Gise)

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet, 1871

Grande Pagode - Tour Nord du 2e Etage by Emile Gsell

Grande Pagode - Tour Nord du 2e Etage

Emile Gsell, 1866

Angle d'Une Cour Intérieure de la Grande Pagode by Emile Gsell

Angle d'Une Cour Intérieure de la Grande Pagode

Emile Gsell, 1866

Designs for Decoration of Vaults by Anonymous, French, 19th century

Designs for Decoration of Vaults

Anonymous, French, 19th century, ca. 1870

Pillars in the Recessed Portico in the Roya Gopuram with the Base of One of the Four Sculptured Monoliths, Madura by Linnaeus Tripe

Pillars in the Recessed Portico in the Roya Gopuram with the Base of One of the Four Sculptured Monoliths, Madura

Linnaeus Tripe, January–March 1858

Rangoon: Henzas on the East Side of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda by Linnaeus Tripe

Rangoon: Henzas on the East Side of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda

Linnaeus Tripe, November 1855

Jérusalem, Enceinte du Temple, Arche du Pont Salomonien qui reliait Moria à Sion by Imprimerie photographique de Blanquart-Évrard, à Lille|Auguste Salzmann

Jérusalem, Enceinte du Temple, Arche du Pont Salomonien qui reliait Moria à Sion

Imprimerie photographique de Blanquart-Évrard, à Lille|Auguste Salzmann, 1854

Jérusalem, Fontaine du Couvent grec by Auguste Salzmann|Imprimerie photographique de Blanquart-Évrard, à Lille

Jérusalem, Fontaine du Couvent grec

Auguste Salzmann|Imprimerie photographique de Blanquart-Évrard, à Lille, 1854

Jérusalem, Enceinte du Temple, Moulure judaïque formant pied-droit de l'une des portes romaines by Imprimerie photographique de Blanquart-Évrard, à Lille|Auguste Salzmann

Jérusalem, Enceinte du Temple, Moulure judaïque formant pied-droit de l'une des portes romaines

Imprimerie photographique de Blanquart-Évrard, à Lille|Auguste Salzmann, 1854

Design for Rococco-style wall and cove ornament in the salon of the Hotel de Luynes, owned by the Duc de Sabran by Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet|Duc de Sabran

Design for Rococco-style wall and cove ornament in the salon of the Hotel de Luynes, owned by the Duc de Sabran

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet|Duc de Sabran, second half 19th century

[Burmese Pagoda in the Eden Gardens, Calcutta] by Captain R. B. Hill

[Burmese Pagoda in the Eden Gardens, Calcutta]

Captain R. B. Hill, 1850s

Perspectival study for one quadrant of a ceiling design including a trompe l'oeil balustrade by Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet

Perspectival study for one quadrant of a ceiling design including a trompe l'oeil balustrade

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet, second half 19th century

Design for a Ceiling by Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet

Design for a Ceiling

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet, second half 19th century

Design for a ceiling of trompe l'oeil sky by Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet

Design for a ceiling of trompe l'oeil sky

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet, second half 19th century

Design for a ceiling by Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet

Design for a ceiling

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet, second half 19th century

L'arco degli argentari, adossato alla chiesa di San Giorgio al Velabro by Eugène Constant

L'arco degli argentari, adossato alla chiesa di San Giorgio al Velabro

Eugène Constant, 1848–52

Robinson's Arch, Jerusalem by Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey

Robinson's Arch, Jerusalem

Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey, 1844

Chatsworth Conservatory by Thomas Guilford

Chatsworth Conservatory

Thomas Guilford, 1836–41

Design for a Room in the Etruscan or Pompeian style (Elevation) by C. G. Hawkhurst

Design for a Room in the Etruscan or Pompeian style (Elevation)

C. G. Hawkhurst, 1833

Study of a Moorish Arcade, Spain by Eugène Delacroix

Study of a Moorish Arcade, Spain

Eugène Delacroix, May 1832

Elevation and Cross-Section of of Gallery Wall by John Gregory Crace

Elevation and Cross-Section of of Gallery Wall

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Paneling and Benches (Verso: sketch of a Desk) by Anonymous, British, 19th century

Paneling and Benches (Verso: sketch of a Desk)

Anonymous, British, 19th century, ca. 1830

Elevation of a Wall with Two Windows and Five Wall Lights by Anonymous, British, 19th century

Elevation of a Wall with Two Windows and Five Wall Lights

Anonymous, British, 19th century, 19th century

Design for a Cast-iron Hob Grate in Ormolu by Benjamin Dean Wyatt

Design for a Cast-iron Hob Grate in Ormolu

Benjamin Dean Wyatt, 1814

Design for coffered cupola interior and monuments (recto); details of wall decoration (verso) by Anonymous, German, 19th century

Design for coffered cupola interior and monuments (recto); details of wall decoration (verso)

Anonymous, German, 19th century, early 19th century

Architectural Model Based on the Alhambra by Rafael Contreras

Architectural Model Based on the Alhambra

Rafael Contreras, 19th century (?)

Medieval Chimneypiece Design by Anonymous, British, 19th century

Medieval Chimneypiece Design

Anonymous, British, 19th century, 19th century

Vassili Blagennoi, Moscow by Anonymous, Russian, 19th century

Vassili Blagennoi, Moscow

Anonymous, Russian, 19th century, 19th century

Theatre set with alchemist's workshop by Anonymous, German, 19th century

Theatre set with alchemist's workshop

Anonymous, German, 19th century, 19th century (?)

Architectural Model Based on the Alhambra by Rafael Contreras

Architectural Model Based on the Alhambra

Rafael Contreras, 19th century (?)

Design for a Painted Ceiling by Anonymous, Italian, 19th century

Design for a Painted Ceiling

Anonymous, Italian, 19th century, 1800–1900

Design for a Ceiling by Anonymous, Italian, 19th century

Design for a Ceiling

Anonymous, Italian, 19th century, 1800–1900

Architectural Model Based on the Alhambra by Rafael Contreras

Architectural Model Based on the Alhambra

Rafael Contreras, 19th century (?)

Measured Drawing of Cornice by Anonymous, British, 19th century

Measured Drawing of Cornice

Anonymous, British, 19th century, 19th century

Study for an Arched Alcove with a Canapé by Anonymous, French, 19th century

Study for an Arched Alcove with a Canapé

Anonymous, French, 19th century, ca. 1804–10

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