Nicolas Jean-Baptiste Raguenet, 1751 - The City Hall and the Greve (current site of the City Hall) - fine art print

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This classic art painting The City Hall and the Greve (current site of the City Hall) was painted by the artist Nicolas Jean-Baptiste Raguenet in 1751. The masterpiece was made with the exact size: Height: 47 cm, Width: 85,5 cm. "Date and signature - On the front of the canvas, bottom left, on the parapet, signed and dated "Raguenet.1751."" is the painting's inscription. What is more, the artpiece forms part of the Musée Carnavalet Paris's digital collection, which is a museum dedicated to the history of the city Paris. With courtesy of Musée Carnavalet Paris (public domain).Moreover, the work of art has the following creditline: . Besides, the alignment is in landscape format and has a side ratio of 16 : 9, meaning that the length is 78% longer than the width.

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• Printed poster on canvas material: The poster print is a UV printed canvas paper with a slightly roughened texture on the surface. Please note, that depending on the absolute size of the poster print we add a white margin of something between 2-6cm round about the painting in order to facilitate the framing with your custom frame.
• Aluminium print (aluminium dibond): An Aluminium Dibond print is a print with an impressive depth effect - for a modern look and non-reflective surface structure. A direct Direct Print on Aluminum Dibond is the ideal introduction to reproductions with aluminum. The white & bright components of the original artwork shimmer with a silk gloss but without glare. This direct print on Aluminum Dibond is one of the most demanded entry-level products and is a sophisticated way to display artworks, since it draws attention on the replica of the artwork.
• The canvas print: A canvas direct print is a printed cotton canvas mounted on a wooden stretcher. A canvas has the exclusive effect of three dimensionality. Canvas Prints have the advantage of being relatively low in weight, which means that it is quite simple to hang your Canvas print without additional wall-mounts. That is why, a canvas print is suitable for all kinds of walls.
• Print on acrylic glass: An acrylic glass print, which is sometimes described as a an art print on plexiglass, will change your favorite original artwork into beautiful wall décor. The acrylic glass protects your custom art print against light and external influences for between 4 and six decades.

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What does the original artwork description of the Musée Carnavalet Paris say about the artwork painted by Nicolas Jean-Baptiste Raguenet? (© Copyright - Musée Carnavalet Paris - Musée Carnavalet Paris)

The City Hall and the Place de Greve, the current Place City Hall, current 4th district. Urban landscape. On the left, the quay Pelletier, built in 1675, overlooks the strike which gave its name instead. Behind City Hall, still surrounded by "houses with pillars," we see the towers of the Saint-Jean-en-Greve.

The Greve was until the Second Empire from a neighboring area of ​​a quarter of the current site. It was divided into two unequal portions by a pile row separating the lower part sloping towards the port, of the upper part, the place itself. The port strike was, in fact, a suite of specific ports aligned along the right bank of the Seine from the street of bars up the street Lavandières-Sainte-Opportune: marina hay, wine, wheat , grain, wood, coal, salt, many mills the separated water. The Church Saint-Jean-en-Greve disappeared following the successive enlargements of the City Hall in 1803 and, from 1837 to 1841. (See J. Hillairet, History of Paris streets, Volume I, p.648-650).