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Artist/Maker	Lorrain, Claude (artist)
Place of origin	France (drawn)

Castle with an arched gateway on the right, through which several other arches are seen. A high wall occupies the left of the foreground, above which appears the semicircular end of the building, crowned with a row of small arches; Drawn in pen, with a wash of bistre.

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Category	Drawings
Object type	Drawing
Materials and techniques	drawn in pen, with a wash of bistre Pen Bistre Drawing (Image-Making) Wash Technique
Brief description	Lorrain, Claude (ascribed to); Castle with an arched gateway on the right, through which several other arches are seen; Drawn in pen, with a wash of bistre; French School; 17th century.
Physical description	Castle with an arched gateway on the right, through which several other arches are seen. A high wall occupies the left of the foreground, above which appears the semicircular end of the building, crowned with a row of small arches; Drawn in pen, with a wash of bistre.
Dimensions	Height: 9in Width: 7.5in Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Style	French School
Production type	Unique
Credit line	Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history	Collections-Jonathan Richardson, junior, and William Esdaile.
Subjects depicted	Castle Gateway Arches
Bibliographic reference	DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	DYCE.570

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Record created	October 27, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1139477/drawing-lorrain-claude/

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