DOI Heft:
No. 41 (August, 1896)
DOI Artikel:Lenfestey, Giffard H.: Dieppe, Rouen and Chartres as a sketching ground
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.17297#0164
Dieppe, Rouen and Chartres
Seine as it winds its way through three bridges and tremely moderate cost, whilst our genial host did
encircles a little island. Below the mount, yet far everything in his power to make our stay a pleasant
above the town, a road winds round some chalk one, and succeeded admirably,
cliffs. Behind all an amphitheatre of hills, one Space will not permit of a detailed account of
covered by a plantation of trees, whose upper verge the final stages of our tour ; suffice it to mention
forms a line over the crest, fringing its arched curve that Laval, with its old bridge and castle, is well
against the sky like a mane. All is blue save the worth a visit, and Rennes, though more modern in
river and the little patches of landscape which aspect than the previous towns visited, nevertheless
catch the golden light of the morning sun. The has many points of interest to the artist,
sight, as I said before, is worth the seeing, and well To sum up : the trip was a delightful one, and
balances the hardship of turning out at an incon- one to be cordially recommended for a summer or
veniently early hour. an autumn holiday.
In Chartres one's surroundings are somewhat Giffard H. Lenfestey,
different in character from those met with in the
Normandy towns. The streets have
not that crumbling look about them,
nor are they so thickly populated, ^ /
and every one seems dressed with M^^mm!^^^~-
more care, as though they looked ^IP^aHHfe
upon their little town as quite an i • "i"''
important city. The trenchant criti- -| f '-j^^f
cism of a motley and picturesque -f ffeggW. - ' -'- i'^jt^l '1
mob is not one of the ills to be fff^^^WB^BHil^Knmri^iriiWiiiiii
borne as at Dieppe, neither is life Jffi|* Wi^^-^^^T^^ *
made a burden to the industrious ff ~JJ; '; '^^KffljSfa
artist by the attentions of the / /f('^^^f^mf^f^K^
ubiquitous urchin as at Rouen. jjk \ ■
Most of the houses are washed either ^Hjb*" •J^!SSEKfJ;^[v
white, yellow, or bluish-grey, and, -^ |-i '"4':■ ffi' ^^^^^^^mfi
except in the evening, present f^^M- 'A i ma '' X'^fP^^™^ j •
features of little interest. The large
cathedral of Notre Dame is one of faMff:
the finest in France, and is probably -iaKK
unsurpassed for wealth of orna- ,r, jMa '
mental sculpture. The facade sup- INitii
ports two spires, one of which is Hp
four hundred feet high, and the WB$
windows are traced with innumer-
able figures exhibiting fine artistic |il<^
design and rare delicacy of colour. Wwm
There are several other handsome fmlB<
churches, the moie noticeable being -jlffff
those of St. Pierre and St. Andre, Bfffc
and the imposing episcopal palace -SRE
founded by Madame de Maintenon
is worthy of especial note. fflPb
It would be ungrateful, indeed, IRIsI
to omit mention of the excellent 3&£i%.
hospitality and careful attention
accorded us in this town at the *^^L.„
Hotel du Grand Monarque. We . * , / •> " '^ g,***" f "
were served with excellent meals * 3|P8F^ GirrAw.tj.lttim-rer
and choicest wines, and made m : -
thoroughly comfortable at an ex- rue des matelas, rouen from a drawing by g. h. lenfestey
148
Seine as it winds its way through three bridges and tremely moderate cost, whilst our genial host did
encircles a little island. Below the mount, yet far everything in his power to make our stay a pleasant
above the town, a road winds round some chalk one, and succeeded admirably,
cliffs. Behind all an amphitheatre of hills, one Space will not permit of a detailed account of
covered by a plantation of trees, whose upper verge the final stages of our tour ; suffice it to mention
forms a line over the crest, fringing its arched curve that Laval, with its old bridge and castle, is well
against the sky like a mane. All is blue save the worth a visit, and Rennes, though more modern in
river and the little patches of landscape which aspect than the previous towns visited, nevertheless
catch the golden light of the morning sun. The has many points of interest to the artist,
sight, as I said before, is worth the seeing, and well To sum up : the trip was a delightful one, and
balances the hardship of turning out at an incon- one to be cordially recommended for a summer or
veniently early hour. an autumn holiday.
In Chartres one's surroundings are somewhat Giffard H. Lenfestey,
different in character from those met with in the
Normandy towns. The streets have
not that crumbling look about them,
nor are they so thickly populated, ^ /
and every one seems dressed with M^^mm!^^^~-
more care, as though they looked ^IP^aHHfe
upon their little town as quite an i • "i"''
important city. The trenchant criti- -| f '-j^^f
cism of a motley and picturesque -f ffeggW. - ' -'- i'^jt^l '1
mob is not one of the ills to be fff^^^WB^BHil^Knmri^iriiWiiiiii
borne as at Dieppe, neither is life Jffi|* Wi^^-^^^T^^ *
made a burden to the industrious ff ~JJ; '; '^^KffljSfa
artist by the attentions of the / /f('^^^f^mf^f^K^
ubiquitous urchin as at Rouen. jjk \ ■
Most of the houses are washed either ^Hjb*" •J^!SSEKfJ;^[v
white, yellow, or bluish-grey, and, -^ |-i '"4':■ ffi' ^^^^^^^mfi
except in the evening, present f^^M- 'A i ma '' X'^fP^^™^ j •
features of little interest. The large
cathedral of Notre Dame is one of faMff:
the finest in France, and is probably -iaKK
unsurpassed for wealth of orna- ,r, jMa '
mental sculpture. The facade sup- INitii
ports two spires, one of which is Hp
four hundred feet high, and the WB$
windows are traced with innumer-
able figures exhibiting fine artistic |il<^
design and rare delicacy of colour. Wwm
There are several other handsome fmlB<
churches, the moie noticeable being -jlffff
those of St. Pierre and St. Andre, Bfffc
and the imposing episcopal palace -SRE
founded by Madame de Maintenon
is worthy of especial note. fflPb
It would be ungrateful, indeed, IRIsI
to omit mention of the excellent 3&£i%.
hospitality and careful attention
accorded us in this town at the *^^L.„
Hotel du Grand Monarque. We . * , / •> " '^ g,***" f "
were served with excellent meals * 3|P8F^ GirrAw.tj.lttim-rer
and choicest wines, and made m : -
thoroughly comfortable at an ex- rue des matelas, rouen from a drawing by g. h. lenfestey
148