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View of Pont de la Tournelle and Notre Dame Taken from the Arsnel: pl.11
View of Pont de la Tournelle and Notre Dame Taken from the Arsnel: pl.11 is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Thomas Girtin. It dates from 1802 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. View of Pont de la Tournelle and Notre Dame Taken from the Arsnel: pl.
About this work
Overview
View of Pont de la Tournelle and Notre Dame Taken from the Arsnel: pl.11 is a cityscape print by Thomas Girtin, created in 1802 using soft-ground etching and washes.
Subject & Meaning
The etching depicts a river scene with the Pont de la Tournelle, Notre Dame, and surrounding buildings, capturing a moment with people, carts, and a lone boatman.
Technique & Style
Girtin's use of soft-ground etching achieves a sketchy, spontaneous effect, while brown and ochre washes add a muted, nostalgic tone to the image.
Artist & collection
A Selection of Twenty of the Most Picturesque Views in Paris: View of Pont Neuf, part of the Louvre, Notre Dame, and the College of Four Nations
A Selection of Twenty of the Most Picturesque Views in Paris: View of Pont de la Tournelle & Notre Dame taken from the Arsenal
L'abside de Notre-Dame de Paris (The Apse ofthe Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris)
Etchings of Paris: The Apse of the Cathedral of Notre Dame
L'abside de Notre-Dame de Paris (The Apse of the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris)
L'abside de Notre-Dame de Paris (The Apse of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris)
Etchings of Paris: The Apsis of the Cathedral of Notre Dame
Paris, View from the Concorde Bridge
Notre Dame, Paris