Description:
Pen, watercolor, and pink ink wash. 45.6 x 27 cm. Small losses at three corners.Elevation and plan. Title "Façade du café, première étude" in the center of the drawing between the elevation and the plan. Signed to the left of this title: "Projet de café pour le jardin Marengo, Alger 18 mai 1849, C. Chassériau".
The Prague Garden was initiated by Commander Marengo in 1834 in the Bab El Oued district. Chassériau arrived in Algiers in 1845 and was appointed chief architect of Algiers in 1849.