La promenade des remparts de Paris
Medium
etching and engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 33.2 × 45.4 cm (13 1/16 × 17 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Widener Collection
Accession Number
1942.9.2464
Art Historical Context
**La Promenade des Remparts de Paris** (1760) is a captivating print by engraver Pierre-François Courtois, faithfully reproducing a design by the renowned French artist Augustin de Saint-Aubin. This etching and engraving depicts a lively scene along the ramparts of Paris, where elegantly dressed figures stroll, converse, and enjoy the city's vistas. Created during the height of the Rococo era, it evokes the refined leisure pursuits of 18th-century Parisian society, blending architectural grandeur with the buzz of urban promenade culture. The mixed technique of etching and engraving allowed fo...