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| Keywords: Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Raguenet, A View of Paris from the Pont Neuf - Getty Museum.jpg Horse-drawn carriages and strolling couples make their way across the Pont Neuf one of the oldest bridges in Paris Boats are tied up on both sides of the Seine River a heavily traveled thoroughfare In the center behind an iron fence stands an equestrian statue of Henri IV On the right bank of the river is the Louvre the national museum and art gallery of France The dome of the Hôtel des Invalides can be seen on the left bank in the distance <br> Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Raguenet specialized in views of Paris and owned a small shop for their sale in the rue de la Colombe on the Ile de la Cité This view of Paris in the 1700s and its companion piece View of Paris with the Ile de la Cité were probably painted for an English patron Lord Holland 1763 Oil on canvas Unframed 44 5 x 81 9 cm 17 1/2 x 32 1/4 in Framed 62 2 x 98 7 x 6 cm 24 1/2 x 38 7/8 x 2 3/8 in Institution Getty Museum object history exhibition history other versions 642 Signed and dated lower right Raguenet 1763 credit line accession number 71 PA 26 PD-100 Paintings of Paris by Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Raguenet Cityscape paintings of Paris Paintings of bridges in Paris Paintings of the Seine in Paris Historical images of Pont Neuf Statue of Henri IV in Paris Paintings of the Palais du Louvre South facade of the Palais du Louvre Historical images of Institut de France Horse-drawn vehicles in Paris Paris in the 1760s French paintings in the Getty Center Historical views of Paris Historical views of the Seine in Paris Île de la Cité in art Views from the Pont Neuf 1763 | ||||
