Place des Victoires, Paris
1927
Medium
drypoint in black
Dimensions
plate: 22.5 × 19.2 cm (8 7/8 × 7 9/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.7531
Art Historical Context
Henry Rushbury's *Place des Victoires, Paris (1927) captures the grandeur of one of Paris's historic squares, centered around the equestrian statue of Louis XIV. This drypoint print, measuring just 22.5 × 19.2 cm, showcases Rushbury's mastery in depicting urban architecture with precise lines and atmospheric depth. A prominent British printmaker (1889–1968) and Royal Academician, Rushbury was renowned for his etchings of European cityscapes, influenced by James McNeill Whistler and the early 20th-century etching. Created in the interwar years, the work reflects a nostalgic gaze on classical Fr...
About the Artist
Henry Rushbury
Henry Rushbury was a British artist celebrated primarily for his etchings and watercolors of architectural subjects, working during the early and middle decades of the twentieth century. He studied at the Birmingham School of Art before moving to London, where he became part of a generation of printmakers who revitalized the etching medium in Britain during the years surrounding the First World Wa...