University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Archival Items
Classification
Archival, Images
Accession Number
002050165
Description
An engraving of the Ècole Royale de Chirurgie; colour print on paper depicting a long two story building with gated front and classical architecture, there is a small house to the right of the print and people walking dogs along the road in front..
An engraving of the Ècole Royale de Chirurgie; colour print on paper depicting a long two story building with gated front and classical architecture, there is a small house to the right of the print and people walking dogs along the road in front..
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: the Sir William Osler Collection, presented by Sir William Osler, 1911.
Printed on the front: "VUE DE LA 1ERE ENTRÉE DE L'ECOLE // ROYAL DE CHIRURGIE // Durand del, Vanninet sculp. // A Paris, chez Efnauts et Rapilly, rue St. Jacques, a la Ville de Coutances. // Avec Priv. Du Roi."; handwritten on the back: "Sir William Osler // Collection // presented by Sir // Edmund Osler, 1911."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Drawings and Prints Binder A, pg. 14b
Dimension Notes
Length 17.3 cm x Width 12.8 cm
Condition Remarks
#1: Stable: Front: darkening of the paper around the edges, visible foxing all over, three large areas of water damage with apparent tide lines located in the lower left corner, upper left corner and upper right corner, colour in the image is extremely faded leaving only a slight blue in the sky, red on the house and the colour of the peoples' clothes; the back is soiled, there is a line of yellowing adhesive residue along the entire left edge of the paper, tidelines from the water damage may be observed.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Other
JPG
Reference Comments
Prev. #AMP 112; L153; CD #UHN
Research Facts
Presented in 1911 by Sir William Osler; engraved by Vanninet from a drawing by Durand.