Oct55-150
Dimensions : The sheet: 48 cm by 29 cm.
Original etching from the 18th century, called "optical view", circa 1770, on laid and watermarked paper.
Color highlights in watercolor.
Some minimal dirt and foxing.
In Paris at Daumont.
In transparency:
Quick and neat delivery .
The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament, is the seat of the Parliament of the United Kingdom: the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The palace borders the north bank of the River Thames and is located in the center of the city, in the London borough of the City of Westminster.
The oldest section of the palace, Westminster Hall, dates back to 1097. The Palace of Westminster originally served as a royal residence, but no English or British monarch has lived there since the 16th century, following a major fire in 1512. However, most of the building dates from the 19th century as the palace was almost completely destroyed by a new, even more devastating fire on October 16, 1834. The architect responsible for the reconstruction, Sir Charles Barry, designed the new building in the purest neo-Gothic style, in reference to the Tudor era. One of the most famous attractions of the Palace of Westminster is its Clock Tower, officially named the Elizabeth Tower on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2012, which is home to Big Ben.
The palace, an immense complex of more than a thousand rooms, contains in addition to the rooms of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, the offices of parliamentary committees, libraries, vestibules, dining rooms, bars and even gymnasiums. It is the place of important official ceremonies, and particularly that each year of the opening of the parliamentary session.
The oldest section of the palace, Westminster Hall, dates back to 1097. The Palace of Westminster originally served as a royal residence, but no English or British monarch has lived there since the 16th century, following a major fire in 1512. However, most of the building dates from the 19th century as the palace was almost completely destroyed by a new, even more devastating fire on October 16, 1834. The architect responsible for the reconstruction, Sir Charles Barry, designed the new building in the purest neo-Gothic style, in reference to the Tudor era. One of the most famous attractions of the Palace of Westminster is its Clock Tower, officially named the Elizabeth Tower on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2012, which is home to Big Ben.
The palace, an immense complex of more than a thousand rooms, contains in addition to the rooms of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, the offices of parliamentary committees, libraries, vestibules, dining rooms, bars and even gymnasiums. It is the place of important official ceremonies, and particularly that each year of the opening of the parliamentary session.