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Source Description
This watercolor belongs to a series of views of Paris which Harpignies painted just before the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War. Although Harpignies is often placed with the artists of the Barbizon school, he did not work in Fontainebleau—although he was influenced by the compositions of Camille Corot (also in this gallery). A talented and influential watercolorist, Harpignies’s primary subjects were landscapes and views of Paris. In this sheet, the artist records a view from the Bois de Boulogne, a famous park on the western edge of Paris.
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Document identity
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124808
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View of the Institut de France from the Foot of the Pont Royal
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drawing
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124808
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drawing
title
View of the Institut de France from the Foot of the Pont Royal
description
This watercolor belongs to a series of views of Paris which Harpignies painted just before the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War. Although Harpignies is often placed with the artists of the Barbizon school, he did not work in Fontainebleau—although he was influenced by the compositions of Camille Corot (also in this gallery). A talented and influential watercolorist, Harpignies’s primary subjects were landscapes and views of Paris. In this sheet, the artist records a view from the Bois de Boulogne, a famous park on the western edge of Paris.
date
1870
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79902813
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1676
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Drawing
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 23.9 x 19 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
cul
France, 19th century
accession
1946.287
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watercolor
tombstone
View of the Institut de France from the Foot of the Pont Royal, 1870. Henri Joseph Harpignies (French, 1819–1916). Watercolor; sheet: 23.9 x 19 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer, 1946.287
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cream(3) wove paper
collection
DR - French
inscriptions
inscription
signed, lower left, in brown watercolor: h j harpignies Mai 1870. ; VERSO, lower center, in graphite: 38 3 [last 3 underlined and superscript] x 45 3 [3 underlined and superscript] ; lower center, in black ink: [li?] 3308 vx/sx
citations
citation
Milkovich, Michael. <em>Henri-Joseph Harpignies: Paintings and Watercolors</em>. Exh. Cat. Memphis: Dixon Gallery and Gardens, 1979.
page_number
14-15 (repr.), no. 3
creditline
In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer
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2026-05-29 06:26:18.594000
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124808
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Drawings
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DR - French
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watercolor
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male
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1
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