1837
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Notre Dame from the Pont du Jardin du Roi, Paris is a 1837 watercolor by Jonathan Richardson, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a wide, flat riverbank with a crowd of people scattered along the shore. Some are sitting under umbrellas, others stand or walk near the water’s edge. In the distance, a big building with towers sits behind bare trees, and the sky is pale with wispy clouds. The colors are mostly muted—soft grays, browns, and blues—with a few bright spots where the sunlight hits. The brushstrokes are loose and quick, almost like a sketch. This makes the scene feel lively, even though it’s quiet. The artist focused on everyday life near a famous landmark, not just the landmark itself. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A watercolour depicting Notre Dame Cathedral as viewed from the Pont du Jardin du Roi in Paris, signed and dated 1837.
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Jonathan Richardson (12 January 1667 – 28 May 1745), sometimes called "the Elder" to distinguish him from his son, was an English artist, collector of drawings and writer on art, working almost entirely as a portrait-painter in London.
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