View of Saint-Pierre de Montmartre in Paris, Jacques Auguste Regnier

Jacques-auguste regnier, view of the church of saint pierre de montmartre and the optical telegraph of chappe, hst, circa 1820. Private collection. Regnier evoked in his painting a romantic vision of old paris. In this painting he depicts the optical telegraph of chappe, perched on the bell tower of saint pierre de montmartre, installed at the end of the 18th century to equip the line that went towards northern europe. Object Type: painting. Genre: landscape painting. Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Private collection. Jacques-Auguste Regnier, Vue de l'église Saint Pierre de Montmartre à Paris, circa 1820. Coll. part.