Cross Section of the Hôtel de Ville Seen in Perspective Showing the Decoration and Illumination of the Courtyard and Rooms Created on the Occasion of the Ball Given the Night of August 30 and 31, 1739

Sepia-toned drawing of a large interior courtyard and hall; people dressed in 18th-century formal attire. The courtyard has a bridge spanning it on the lower-left side; people on the bridge and on the ground. The hall has a large balcony on the upper level overlooking the courtyard; ornate balcony railing; people on the balcony and on the courtyard floor. A sculpture group sits atop a raised dais in the courtyard. The walls are decorated with candelabras and paintings; balcony ceiling decorated with a painted sky and clouds; trees on top of the balcony railing. The image shows a cutaway view through the building with supports and scaffolding visible on both sides. The entire image is surrounded by a thick brown border.

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Dimensions: 900 × 544 px
Museum Record: View original

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Cross Section of the Hôtel de Ville Seen in Perspective Showing the Decoration and Illumination of the Courtyard and Rooms Created on the Occasion of the Ball Given the Night of August 30 and 31, 1739

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