Légende

Part of Paris late seventeenth century, Rear facades of houses with furriers on the Seine near Pont-au-Change in Paris, Part of the city towards the end of the 17th century, print, Cityscape of Paris with rear facades of houses, probably located on the Rue de la Pelleterie, near the Pont-au-Change in Paris. Furriers were active in this street and are depicted on the bank of the Seine at work. Meryon was inspired by a seventeenth-century example. On the left, a small section of the Pont-au-Change with buildings is still visible in the print, and the towers of Notre-Dame are also just barely visible. These details are an addition by the artist., printmaker: Charles Meryon, after drawing by anonymous, 1861, paper, etching, height 153 mm x width 320 mm, height 325 mm x width 493 mm, Print after an anonymous drawing with some architectural additions by the artist (De Groot 1991, p. 76)., city-view in general, 'veduta', Paris, A wide riverside scene showing a row of timber-framed and stone buildings with steeply pitched roofs and multiple chimneys, many facades featuring exposed beams, balconies, and arched windows. In the foreground a wooden wharf and piers extend over the water, supported by visible posts and beams, with small rowboats and skiffs along the shoreline and several figures aboard and near the boats. A stone archway and bridge structure appear at the left edge, and at the right edge there are more multi-story buildings with open galleries and external stairways. Plumes of smoke rise from distant chimneys into a cloudy sky where a few birds are visible. The overall image is rendered in detailed monochrome line work with cross-hatching.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A85_141

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

38.5Mo (10.5Mo) / 45.0cm x 21.4cm / 5315 x 2529 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Part Paris late seventeenth century Rear facades houses furriers Seine near Pont-au-Change Paris city towards 17th century print Cityscape rear facades located Rue de la Pelleterie near Pont-au-Change Furriers active street depicted bank Seine work Meryon was inspired seventeenth-century example left small section buildings visible towers Notre-Dame also barely visible details addition artist printmaker Charles Meryon drawing anonymous 1861 paper etching height 153 mm x width 320 mm height 325 mm x 493 mm Print anonymous drawing architectural additions De Groot 1991 p 76 city-view general veduta wide riverside scene showing row timber-framed stone buildings steeply pitched roofs multiple chimneys facades featuring exposed beams balconies arched windows foreground wooden wharf piers extend water supported visible posts beams small rowboats skiffs shoreline several figures aboard boats stone archway bridge structure left edge right edge multi-story buildings open galleries external stairways Plumes smoke rise distant chimneys cloudy sky birds image rendered detailed monochrome line work cross-hatching