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eight discrete sketches of carvings and architectural details including a fireplace from the Palace of Versailles

Artist: Bose, Fanindra Nath, ARSA · 1888-1926

Bose was in Paris in the summer of 1911 and executed a number of sketches of sculptures both ancient and more recent.

Many of the former were sketches made in the Musee de la Sculpture Comparee at the Trocadero in Paris, or possibly in situ at the Palace of Versailles nearby.

The present sketches are of an unidentified fireplace and other architectural carvings at the Palace of Versailles.





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  • Object data
    Date1911
    Accession2024.0069.41
    TypeDrawing Pencil
    MaterialsSupport paper
    Medium Pencil
    Dimensions 27.6cm x 21.5cm
    AcquisitionGift Galloway Family (September 24th, 2024)

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