[1] Pissarro, having suffered from an ocular illness that forced him to abandon outdoor activities, focused on painting urban scenes from the window of his home in Place Dauphine.

[2] In February 1901, from the window of his rented flat in 28 Place Dauphine, Pissarro painted several scenes of the Louvre.

In this painting, Pissarro captures the light of a winter morning across the composition, clarifying the areas around the Seine and the roof sections of the Louvre Palace.

In the foreground, towards the bottom-left, Pissarro depicts the Square du Vert-Galant with the equestrian statue of Henry IV in the centre.

[7] The painting had previously been part of Christina Onassis' private art collection and, at one point, exhibited at Hammer Galleries in New York City.