The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of August 12, 2026

A horizontally oriented etching in fine black lines depicts a shattered, monochromatic cityscape on light paper. In the foreground, the skeletal frame of a destroyed roof rests atop crumbling brick chimneys. To the right, a massive, hollowed building overlooks leafy trees lining a quiet riverbank. Beyond a stone bridge, the sprawling ruins of a grand palace with steep roofs loom against a pale sky. Dense, intricate hatchings create deep, dark shadows amidst the urban wreckage.

Tuileries, Conseil d'Etat, Legion d'honeur

1871

Alfred Taiée

(French, 1820–1881)
France, 19th century
etching
Image: 25.8 x 33 cm (10 3/16 x 13 in.); Secondary Support: 25.8 x 36.3 cm (10 3/16 x 14 5/16 in.)
Bequest of John Bonebrake 2014.310
Location: Not on view
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2014.310