Creator Biography
Adolphe Rouargue, French, 1810-1870. Emile Rouargue.
Preview
Creation Date
1836
Medium
Hand-colored steel engraving
Dimensions
5.75 x 4, 10 x 8 (in frame)
Credit Line
Gift in Loving Memory of Boris Blick & Judith Rosenbloom Blick by their daughter Sarah Blick, 2024
Accession Number
2015.77
Provenance
From the Series "Eleven Views of Paris" English Translation of Title: The Pont Neuf and La Samaritaine
Description
A yellow-toned Paris with brightly colored high class figures promenading through scene. The lower classes are depicted in black. The grand buildings juxtapose the decrepit homes of lower class along the river.