# Proposal for a modern sewer system

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## Artwork

- Artist: [PATTE, Pierre](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/patte-pierre-ra7e184ace1ca10>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Engraving

## Commentary

Proposal for a modern sewer system c. 1769 Engraving Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris The French architect and theorist Pierre Patte is often credited with having been the first to illustrate a city street with its buildings and sewer system shown in section-a style of rendering that was to revolutionize the way succeeding generations of engineers and architects presented streets and their substructures. Pierre Patte&#39;s designs proved highly influential to nineteenth century planners and engineers.

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- [Exterior view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/patte-pierre-ra7e184ace1ca10/exterior-view-rdfce877b95da5f>)
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## Attribution

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