# Exterior view

[View the canonical artwork record](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/blondel-jacques-franois-r38f2872de893be/exterior-view-r5c9a6391311f0c>)

## Artwork

- Artist: [BLONDEL, Jacques-François](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/blondel-jacques-franois-r38f2872de893be>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Photo

## Commentary

In the 1760s Blondel designed a comprehensive plan for the decoration of the centre of Metz \(1764\), including the Hôtel de Ville \(1765\). The photo shows the old guardhouse \(now Tourist Office\) in the centre of Metz.

## Related artworks

- [Elevation of the Louvre](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/blondel-jacques-franois-r38f2872de893be/elevation-of-the-louvre-r586a52bfdd4918>)
- [Exterior view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/blondel-jacques-franois-r38f2872de893be/exterior-view-rc69c4937cf7ce3>)
- [Fountain Design](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/blondel-jacques-franois-r38f2872de893be/fountain-design-r67c0414f91b2c9>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)