View Looking (West), Downriver on the Seine
Artist
Thomas Girtin
(British, 1775 - 1802)
CultureEnglish
Date1802
MediumSoft-ground etching
DimensionsOverall, Image: 5 7/8 × 17 1/2 in. (14.9 × 44.5 cm)
Overall, Mat: 9 1/2 × 21 1/8 in. (24.1 × 53.7 cm)
Other (Sheet): 6 1/2 × 18 1/8 in. (16.5 × 46 cm)
Overall, Mat: 9 1/2 × 21 1/8 in. (24.1 × 53.7 cm)
Other (Sheet): 6 1/2 × 18 1/8 in. (16.5 × 46 cm)
Portfoliofrom a series of twenty etchings of Paris and the vicinity,
Credit LineGift of James A. Bergquist
Object number2019.30.1
Not on view
DescriptionThis etching is a view of Paris on the Seine River from behind Notre-Dame Cathedral. It features unusually elaborate hand tinting when compared to other examples from the series. We see a stack of rough building timbers off to the right, a contrast to the fine buildings across the river and the cathedral. A row of grand houses catch the sun bursting through the clouds, in contrast to the brooding cathedral in the center.
No Date
Préfecture de Police de Paris, Service de l'Identité Judiciaire
January 1910
Préfecture de Police de Paris, Service de l'Identité Judiciaire
July 1910
