Caption

View of the Pont de Bercy, Le pont de Bercy, French etchings from 1875, L'eau-forte en 1875, print, Series number, 32, 40, collector's mark: 'AFE v S', printmaker: Alphonse Louis Pierre Trimolet, publisher: Alfred Cadart, Paris, 1875, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 207 mm x width 314 mm, bridge, A wide riverside scene rendered in fine lines showing a multi-arched stone bridge spanning the water, with several small boats and barges moored or floating near the arches. Along the near bank there are coiled ropes and timber planks scattered on the ground, a low quay or jetty with a flagpole rising from it, and a cluster of figures and a horse near a large covered cart. On the far bank a row of buildings of varying heights lines the shore, and additional boats and upright masts are visible in the water. The sky is filled with textured, streaked cloud patterns created by short, curved hatch marks.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B25_179

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.8Mb (9.7Mb) / 16.3in x 10.4in / 4897 x 3126 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Pont de Bercy Le pont de Bercy French etchings 1875 L'eau-forte en 1875 print Series number 32 40 collector's mark AFE v S printmaker Alphonse Louis Pierre Trimolet publisher Alfred Cadart Paris paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 207 mm x width 314 mm bridge wide riverside scene rendered fine lines showing multi-arched stone bridge spanning water several small boats barges moored floating near arches near bank coiled ropes timber planks scattered ground low quay jetty flagpole rising cluster figures horse near large covered cart far bank row buildings varying heights lines shore additional boats upright masts visible sky filled textured streaked cloud patterns created short curved hatch marks