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Through the ages, artists and photographers - 1/2

Old photographs (circa 1902) and recent ones, Drawing by Louis Boudan (1696) – the oldest preserved document, Lithograph (1850), Drawing by Guy Nicot (c. 1980), Notebook by a tourist (1999)… And also the gate to the bishop’s palace gardens…

Several views of the royal gate…

Photography - night lighting (Nicolas Lhoste)
Drawing - the oldest surviving drawing of the Royal Portal. Dated '1696', it is believed to be the work of Louis Boudan and was probably commissioned by antiquarian and collector François Roger de Gaignières, who wished to preserve detailed views of major French buildings. Preserved at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
Lithograph - produced around 1850, published in England. While the artistic quality of the work must be emphasized, the impression of exactitude should not be misleading. The stonework around the bays has been completely reinvented.
Drawing by Guy Nicot, Architecte en chef des Monuments historiques. The sculptures were methodically surveyed prior to restoration work in the 1980s.
Travel journal page - American tourist, 1999.
View of the forecourt, circa 1902-03, while the royal portal is still obscured by several buildings. With closer attention, one wall reads: 'House purchased for the clearing of the cathedral'.
Cartoon - English cartoonist. Plebeian wedding at Chartres Cathedral.