Notre Dame, Paris, from the Left Bank
1840
Edward Duncan captures a bustling 19th-century Parisian scene in this charming watercolor, showing Notre Dame Cathedral towering over the Seine River. Instead of the quiet, empty plaza we know today, the riverbank is packed with floating bathhouses, laundry lines, and tiny figures going about their daily lives. Painted in 1840, this view offers a rare glimpse of the city before Baron Haussmann's massive renovations transformed Paris into the wide-boulevard capital we recognize now. The warm, sandy tones of the cathedral's stone contrast beautifully with the lively activity on the water below.
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