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A Selection of Twenty of the Most Picturesque Views in Paris: View of Pont de la Tournelle & Notre Dame taken from the Arsenal

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Date

1802

Artist

Thomas Girtin (1775-1802)

Collection

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Image Link

http://www.clevelandart.org/art/2006.243

Description

Additional Makers: Aquatint by - Frederick Christian Lewis (British, 1779-1856)
Girtin, along with his rival J. M. W. Turner, extended the technical possibilities of watercolor and in doing so demonstrated that watercolors could have the visual impact of oils. His reduction of landscape to simple and monumental forms, his panoramic compositions, and his sensitivity to natural effects, such as cloud formations, influenced subsequent generations of watercolor painters. Anxious to take advantage of the Peace of Amiens (October 1, 1801), Girtin went to Paris to see the artistic treasures brought back from Italy by Napoleon and installed in the Louvre. He made graphite sketches of the city and its environs and upon his return to London made etchings based on his drawings. Girtin died of tuberculosis shortly thereafter, and the series was published by his widow and brother.
Inscription: Lower margin, in pencil: Pont de la Tounelle & Notre Dame - Early proof
Medium: softground etching and aquatint printed in brown
Dimensions: Sheet: 19.9 x 48.7 cm (7 13/16 x 19 3/16 in.); Image: 15.1 x 44.5 cm (5 15/16 x 17 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of John Bonebrake
Accesion Number: 2006.243

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CC0 1.0

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Image courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Location

Bassin de l'Arsenal, Paris, France

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Landscapes & Seascapes

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