This lithograph by Victor Petit documents the ornamental gateway of Château d'Outrelaise in Calvados, France, exemplifying the architectural style of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Created as part of Petit's ambitious portfolio of one hundred lithographs, the work employs tint stone technique to render the château's decorative stonework and spatial depth with subtle tonal gradations. The print serves as both an artistic record and scholarly documentation of Renaissance French architecture during a period when such antiquarian studies were increasingly valued by nineteenth century collectors and architects.