View of the Place de la Concorde, Paris, from the Batavian Embassy, during the Ambassadorship of Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck — Josephus Augustus Knip
Josephus Augustus Knip. Painted 1801.
Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, the Dutch ambassador in Paris, commissioned Knip to make a series of paintings of the Batavian embassy, the Hôtel de Beauharnais. This is the view from the embassy, towards the two identical facades of the Hôtel de la Marine and the Hôtel de Crillon on the Place de la Concorde. An optical telegraph is visible at right atop a gabled roof, while another one can be seen in the far right distance, on Montmartre. Such enabled contact between Paris and the Netherlands.
From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Currently on display in Age of enlightment in the Netherlands / Stadtholder Willem V and the revolution, 18th Century, Main building.
oil paint (paint), canvas · Original size: 129.5 × 97 cm · Jonkheer W.A. van den Bosch Bequest, Doorn
Print: 119 × 89.1 cm, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt archival cotton paper. Museum-grade reproduction quality, true to the colours and detail of the original work.
Frame (optional): a custom-made wooden frame in a matte black finish, cut to the exact dimensions of this print, with an off-white passe-partout mat and protective glazing. Ready to hang.
Source: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200110479. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.