Oil on panel showing a view of Notre Dame, Paris by Jacques Ernotte (1897–1964). The painting is also inscribed on the rear and mounted in a simple gilt frame. It dates from 1938.

Ernotte was a Belgian-born painter, lithographer, set designer, and illustrator who was active in France and a member of the Salon d'Automne. He is best known for his atmospheric Paris street scenes, interior compositions, and portfolios of graphic works. He painted Oils, pastels, lithographs, and book illustrations. He exhibited at the Salon d'Automne (such as Panneau de fleurs and Intérieur in 1928) and created a noted 1942 suite of lithographs for Rainer Maria Rilke's Les Cahiers de Malte.