About This Painting:
To think what this cafe is named after is easy because there is a square nearby called Place du Chatelet. But a little research taught me more than that. Place du Chatelet was named after the Grand Chatelet, which was a castle demolished by Napoleon in 1802. Chatelet is a medieval term in French for a small castle that overlooks a bridge or defile -- in this case the fort over the northern approach to the old Pont au Change over the Seine river to the Ile de la Cite (Source: Wikipedia).
"History is a novel for which the people is the author." -- Alfred de Vigny
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Media: original watercolor
Image Size: 7.5 x 10.5 in (19 x 27 cm) (matted white 11 x 14 in)
Price: Sold
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