Cesar Daly architectural engraving. French Private Hotel c1864.

by Daly, Cesar

Façade of a grand private hotel in Paris on Boulevard Monceaux.

This architectural engraving of a traditional Porte Cochere floorplan with the front elevation of an Hotel Privé (French Private Hotel) is surrounded by a beautiful border incorporating the information about the period of architecture. Original steel engraving by J. de Garron for L’Architecture Privée au XIX siecle sous Napoleon - Nouvelles Maisons de Paris (Private Architecture of 19th century under Napoleon - New Residences of Paris), by Cesar Daly (1811-94). Published c.1864.

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.