L'abside de Notre-Dame de Paris (The Apse of the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris)

Charles Meryon

National Gallery of Art

The image shows an etching of a riverside scene with a large Gothic cathedral, human figures, a horse-drawn cart, boats, a stone bridge, and buildings. The cathedral is prominently featured slightly to the right of the center, with the point of view from a riverbank looking across the water. The horizon is aligned with the line of buildings and the cathedral's base, and the etching style consists of fine, intricate lines to define architectural features and figures with a monochrome color palette of sepia shades. The clouds above are detailed.