# The Quay de Paris in Rouen

- By: Johannes Bosboom (The Hague, 1817–1891)
- Date: 1839
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 88 cm x width 105 cm
- Credit line: Purchased with the support of the Rijksmuseum-Stichting
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-4934--8daf5b303aefa1b66277fe8526c0a25e)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/d6a1cb33bf641f8bb4d8294fb8e6ff56.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

During the Romantic era, the picturesque French city of Rouen in Normandy was a popular destination for artists. They were fond of medieval architecture and considered the great cathedrals to be an expression of pure Christian faith. The houses along the quay in this painting are situated closely together, dwarfed by the cathedral towers rising up behind them.