View from the Quai d'Orsay

View from the Quai d'Orsay
View from the Quai d'Orsay
Artist	Johan Barthold Jongkind
Year	1854
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	43.8 cm× 66 cm(17.2 in× 26 in)
Location	Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

Last updated November 30, 2025

View from the Quai d'Orsay is a mid-19th century painting by the Dutch artist Johan Barthold Jongkind. Executed in oils on canvas, the painting is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Description

The painting depicts the Quai d'Orsay on the left bank of the River Seine. Jongkind rendered the Seine as a place of industrial activity, featuring cranes, barges, rowboats, and animals. Further down the river, Parisian structures are visible, under a sky.^[1]

References

↑ "View from the Quai d'Orsay". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-09-09.

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[1] "View from the Quai d'Orsay". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-09-09.

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