A boat near the shoreline of a beach or a river
ca. 1860–70
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 in. × 19 1/8 in. (35.6 × 48.5 cm) Plate: 2 5/16 × 3 15/16 in. (5.8 × 10 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of M. Knoedler & Co.
Accession Number
19.18.25
Tags
Art Historical Context
Mariano Fortuny y Marsal (1838–1874), a masterful Spanish artist of the Romantic era, created this intimate etching around 1860–70. Renowned for his exquisite detail and luminous effects in paintings and prints, Fortuny often drew inspiration from his travels across Europe and North Africa, capturing everyday scenes with technical virtuosity. This work, titled *A Boat Near the Shoreline of a Beach or a River*, exemplifies his skill in printmaking, using a small copper plate (just 2⅜ × 4 inches) to produce finely etched lines on a larger sheet. The composition depicts men gathered near a boat ...
About the Artist
Mariano Fortuny, 1838–1874 (Spanish) · 1838 –1874
Spanish, 1838–1874