View of the Opera in Paris
Horizontal rectangle. No. 76 of the same pubication as -1392. The houses flanking the open and structure opposite in the middle and background and rather heavy traffic are shown.The caption reads, besides the signature and the name of the publication: "VUE DU THEATRE DE L'OPERA / On voit dans l'eloignment les Portes St. Martin et St. Denis."
Credit: Bequest of Erskine Hewitt
1790-1795
Engraving on paper
1938-57-1399
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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