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An Aqueduct Near a Fortress
About the Artwork
The arcade, or covered passageway lined with arches, appeared frequently as part of aqueducts, bridges, galleries, and even as arches in foliage in paintings by Bertin and his contemporaries in the early 19th century. While some of Bertin’s paintings of aqueducts were likely painted from nature, this one appears to be a product of the artist’s imagination.
Inscriptions
Signed in transparent brown paint in the lower right corner: Bertin /1807
Provenance
Harari & Johns, London (with Matthiesen Fine Art, London, and John Lishawa). Purchased by the CMA in 1985.
Exhibition history
The Year in Review for 1985. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 12-April 20, 1986).
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Jean-Victor Bertin (French, 1767–1842)
- Date
- 1807
- Medium
- oil on fabric
- Dimensions
- Framed: 50.5 x 55 x 8 cm (19 7/8 x 21 5/8 x 3 1/8 in.); Unframed: 35.8 x 40.8 cm (14 1/8 x 16 1/16 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
- Accession no.
- 1985.35
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Jean Victor Bertin1787–1842 · Drawing
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Open-access museum record · AT-00010081
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