Cesar Daly. French Private Hotel Grand Facade. Engraving c1864.

by Daly, Cesar

Hotel Prive. Fine architectural elevation detail of a facade of a grand private hotel in Paris.

Original steel engraving by J. Penel of the rear of a hotel at No. 8 Rue de Valois du Roule, designed by French architects Nolau et Convents. Published in Paris circa 1864 by Cesar Daly (1811-94)for L’Architecture Privée au XIX siecle sous Napoleon - Nouvelles Maisons de Paris (Private Architecture of 19th century under Napoleon - New Residences of Paris).

Fine later hand-colour to this lovely architectural engraving. Page size is 305 x 390mm (12 x 15.3/8 inches), with plate mark (intaglio impression) almost to full size of the page.