Parisian Boulevard seen through a Balcony Railing

This little known etching shows an elevated view of a Parisian boulevard from a second floor balcony and relates to contemporary works in oil by French impressionists such as Eduard Manet, Claude Monet, and Gustave Caillebotte. The viewer’s vantage point is low, and the city’s rooftops appear through the screen of the simple iron railing. Unlike Caillebotte’s paintings, however, Edwards’s view does not include figures.