Arc de Triomphe, Paris

Coordinates

48.8738° N, 2.2950° E

Drawn

2026

Pen

Pen on cotton paper

Prints

Postcard 5" × 7.7"Print 8.5" × 11"Print 11" × 17"

Commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 and completed in 1836, the Arc de Triomphe anchors the twelve avenues of the Étoile. Its sculpted reliefs and the Eiffel Tower rising in the distance are built up through patient, layered hatching.