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Church of the French Protestants (Eglise Français du Saint Esprit), New York (section and plan)

Church of the French Protestants (Eglise Français du Saint Esprit), New York (section and plan). Architect: Designed by Ithiel Town (American, Thompson, Connecticut  1784-1844 New Haven, Connecticut). Artist and architect: Alexander Jackson Davis (American, New York 1803-1892 West Orange, New Jersey). Dimensions: Sheet: 14 3/4 x 8 9/16 in. (37.4 x 21.7 cm). Date: 1831-34.
The design of the portico of this church may have been inspired by William and Henry William Inwood's Saint Pancras New Church, London (1819-22). The interior was based on Christopher Wren's Church of Saint Stephen's Walbrook, London (1672-79). The dome was destroyed by fire in 1839, and the building was demolished in 1864.
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Title:
Church of the French Protestants (Eglise Français du Saint Esprit), New York (section and plan)
Caption:
Church of the French Protestants (Eglise Français du Saint Esprit), New York (section and plan). Architect: Designed by Ithiel Town (American, Thompson, Connecticut 1784-1844 New Haven, Connecticut). Artist and architect: Alexander Jackson Davis (American, New York 1803-1892 West Orange, New Jersey). Dimensions: Sheet: 14 3/4 x 8 9/16 in. (37.4 x 21.7 cm). Date: 1831-34. The design of the portico of this church may have been inspired by William and Henry William Inwood's Saint Pancras New Church, London (1819-22). The interior was based on Christopher Wren's Church of Saint Stephen's Walbrook, London (1672-79). The dome was destroyed by fire in 1839, and the building was demolished in 1864.
Technique/material:
Watercolor and ink over graphite
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
2583 x 4094 px | 30.3 MB
Print size:
21.9 x 34.7 cm | 8.6 x 13.6 in (300 dpi)