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ID number: BIRBI-2016.1 Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Artist / Maker: Lewis, F.C. (1779-1856) after Girtin, Thomas (1775-1802) Title / Object name: Panoramic View of the Tuileries and Bridge, Paris Object type: Print Place made: London Culture: British Date made: 1803 Materials: Etching and aquatint Measurements: Plate 19.0 x 46.1 cm; mount 47.7 x 70.7 cm Provenance: Purchased from Agnew's, London, 1974; bequeathed by Charles Branchini through the Art Fund. |
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Small wooden boats bob on the Seine as people and dogs relax on the wide river bank. Rather than focusing on the crowded streets and buildings of Paris, Girtin used a low viewpoint and hazy background to create a sense of space and openness. Girtin was an English painter, draughtsman and printmaker famous for his watercolours and his friendship and rivalry with the artist J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851). These prints were published in 1803 by Girtin’s widow and brother as part of the series Twenty of the most Picturesque Views in Paris and its Environs. Notes: Slightly cockling. |
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