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The Clock Tower

The Clock Tower
(La tour de l'horloge)
 1852
from the Etchings of Paris (Eaux-Fortes sur Paris) series (1852–54)

Medium
etching and engraving
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Jacobus Francis van Breda and Helen Mary Cooley through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2024
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
etching and engraving
Measurements
26.3 × 18.5 cm (plate) 50.0 × 33.2 cm (sheet)
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Schneiderman 23 X (fifteen impressions)
Edition
10th of 10 states
Accession Number
2024.686
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Jacobus Francis van Breda and Helen Mary Cooley through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2024
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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