View of the Pont Neuf, the Mint, &tc
View of the Pont Neuf, the Mint, &tc
Artist
Artist
Creation date
1803
Materials
etching and aquatint
Dimensions
7 7/8 x 22 5/8 in (image)
11 1/4 x 25 3/4 in (sheet)
Credit line
John Herron Fund
Accession number
11.25
Collection
Not Currently On View
Turner's friend and greatest rival, Thomas Girtin, was one of the ten thousand British who took advantage of the brief peace between England and Napoleon's France and visited Paris between October 1801 and May 1803.
Perhaps envisioning a panorama of Paris similar to the one he had made of London, Girtin made twenty panoramic drawings from various points in the French capital, which were published in print form.
