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Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg

View of the Barrière de la Villette in Paris

1810–13
Pen and gray ink, over graphite; framing lines in pen and gray ink
21.6 × 27.1 cm (8.5 × 10.7 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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