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Black and white wood engraving of Notre-Dame cathedral at evening, towers silhouetted against streaked clouds, two dark figures standing by a railing in the foreground.

Notre-Dame, Evening, plate eight from Le Long de la Seine et des Boulevards

A dark wood engraving shows the twin towers and spire of a Gothic cathedral under a churning evening sky, with the facade silhouetted against bright, streaked clouds. Two figures in dark coats stand in the foreground near a railing, while a riverside tree and bridge line the left edge of the composition.

Artist
Louis Auguste Lepère
Date
1890, published 1910
Medium
Wood engraving in black on cream Japanese tissue
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1624 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1910).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. Philip Pinsof

Español: Notre-Dame al atardecer, de Le Long de la Seine et des Boulevards

Un oscuro grabado en madera muestra las dos torres y la aguja de una catedral gótica bajo un cielo vespertino agitado, con la fachada recortada contra nubes brillantes y estriadas. Dos figuras con abrigos oscuros se encuentran en primer plano junto a una baranda, mientras un árbol y un puente junto al río bordean el lado izquierdo de la composición.

Português: Notre-Dame ao entardecer, de Le Long de la Seine et des Boulevards

Uma gravura em madeira escura mostra as duas torres e a flecha de uma catedral gótica sob um céu vespertino agitado, com a fachada recortada contra nuvens brilhantes e estriadas. Duas figuras de casacos escuros estão em primeiro plano, perto de um parapeito, enquanto uma árvore e uma ponte junto ao rio ocupam a borda esquerda da composição.