Art, literature & history
An Aqueduct Near a Fortress
1807
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Medium
- oil on fabric
- Dimensions
- Framed: 50.5 x 55 x 8 cm (19 7/8 x 21 5/8 x 3 1/8 in.); Unframed: 35.8 x 40.8 cm (14 1/8 x 16 1/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1985.35
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Jean-Victor Bertin. An Aqueduct Near a Fortress. The Cleveland Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art
About this artwork
An Aqueduct Near a Fortress — Jean-Victor Bertin. 1807.
Medium: oil on fabric. Dimensions: Framed: 50.5 x 55 x 8 cm (19 7/8 x 21 5/8 x 3 1/8 in.); Unframed: 35.8 x 40.8 cm (14 1/8 x 16 1/16 in.).
Collection record: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
The arcade, or covered passageway lined with arches, appeared frequently as part of aqueducts, bridges, galleries, and even as arches in foliage in paintings by Bertin and his contemporaries in the early 19th century. While some of Bertin’s paintings of aqueducts were likely painted from nature, this one appears to be a product of the artist’s imagination.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.