Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00011199View of the Institut de France from the Foot of the Pont Royal
Also known as: Paris from the Bois
About the Artwork
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.
Inscriptions
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
Exhibition history
European Watercolors Through the 18th Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 14-March 22, 1964). Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 11-October 21, 1968). Henri Joseph Harpiginies. Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN (organizer) (December 3, 1978-January 14, 1979). Visions of Landscape: East and West. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982). Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 15-November 14, 2004).
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Henri Joseph Harpignies (French, 1819–1916)
- Date
- 1870
- Medium
- watercolor
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 23.9 x 19 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
- Type
- Drawing
- Classification
- Drawing
- Department
- Drawings
- Credit line
- In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer
- Accession no.
- 1946.287
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