The Clock Tower

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The Clock Tower

Charles MeryonLinkedCulture matchlcp-e2ad521aa3d4

Date
1852
Medium
Etching and drypoint
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
50565

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When Meryon etched this plate, the tower was being restored and was partly covered with scaffolding. The tower is situated at the point where the Pont-au-Change intersects with the Ile de la Cité. The massive structure dwarfs the teeming crowds on the bridge as well as the heavily laden barge under one of the arches. France, Europe

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The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916

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