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Boufavento

Creator:

Duthoit, Edmond, 1837-1889

Date:

1865

Medium:

Pen And Ink

Places:

Cyprus, Famagusta

Description:

Edmont Duthoit was a French draftsman from Amiens who came to Cyprus as a member of the Second French Mission to Phoenicia organized by Viollet-le-Duc. The mission consisted of Count De Vogue, Henri William Widdington and Edmont Duthoit and visited Cyprus in 1862 and 1865. Duthoit made more that three hundred sketches of Cyprus and was particularly fascinated by the Gothic monuments on the island. The view here is of the castle of Kantara as one approaches the entrance of the castle.

Dimensions:

13 x 20 cm

Signature(s):

Signed in lower right recto: D.E

Subject:

Architecture, Fortifications, Castles--cyprus

Identifier:

PNT-00189

Provenance:

Camille Enlart Collection

Classification:

Drawings

Collection:

Paintings Collection

Object Type:

Drawing

Rights Holder:

Rights Statement:

The Costas and Rita Severis Foundation holds or manages the copyright(s) of this item and its digital reproduction. If you need information about using this item, please send an email to research@severis.org

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