The Porte de Versailles at Pont du Jour

1871

Maxime Lalanne

Associated Names
Maxime Lalanne

Artist, French, 1827 - 1886

The image shows a landscape view from an elevated perspective, revealing walls and earthworks. Small buildings line the horizon, with a hill and structures in the background. The etching technique displays precise linework and texture details on the terrain, walls, and structures. The monochromatic palette emphasizes ink shades for contrast and depth. Various construction materials and outlines of trenches or canals are visible in the foreground, while urban elements and trees in the distance hint at a mix of natural and human-made environments.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Carol and James Goodfriend

  • Dimensions

    image: 12.5 × 21.4 cm (4 15/16 × 8 7/16 in.)
    plate: 16 × 24.3 cm (6 5/16 × 9 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 19.7 × 27.5 cm (7 3/4 × 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.113.20

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Villet 2010, no. 71, state i/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

James and Carol Goodfriend, New York; gift to NGA, 2021.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris, 1885-1892: Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1885-1892, nos. 70-83.

2010

  • Villet, Jeffrey Michael. The Complete Prints of Maxime Lalanne: a catalogue raisonné, lithographs and etchings. Washington, DC: 2010, no. 71, state i/iv.

Inscriptions

in plate lower right: Lalanne; by later hands in graphite lower left: B.72 L 71 Porte de Versailles; lower right: 172; verso lower left: Bn - 70.83. [not deciphered] artiste [v?]ues du deja de paris"?

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