Design for Temple of Justice or Temple of Immortality
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1765
name: label: Architect
content: Jean-Charles Delafosse, French, 1734 – 1789
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Elevation of a building reminiscent of a prison with a square plan and flat roof or terrace. Three small figures can be seen standing there. The building has rusticated walls and four Doric columns on the front facade. There are three small entrances to the building. The one in the center is at the base level while the two side entrances are elevated from the ground by a high foundation. A large panel with an inscription is placed on the side of the terrace's balustrade. Positioned against the main facade, at the center, is a sculptural grouping of "Justice." It is placed directly above the central doorway. Crowds of people surround the structure, and isolated persons or couples are dispersed elsewhere.
place: label: made in
content: France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1911-28-64
objectType: label: Type
content: architecture
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Pen and black ink, brush and pink, blue and gray wash, black chalk on paper
label: Dimensions
content: 15.2 x 23.7 cm (6 in. x 9 5/16 in.)