View of the Barrière de la Villette in Paris — Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg | DiscoverArt

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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