Interior of a Port, plate five from Six Marines
1833
Medium
Lithograph in black on light gray China paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 30.9 × 23.5 cm (12 3/16 × 9 5/16 in.); Primary support: 35.9 × 27.6 cm (14 3/16 × 10 7/8 in.); Secondary support: 44.1 × 34.7 cm (17 3/8 × 13 11/16 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
118277
About the Artist
Eugène Isabey
Eugène Isabey (1803–1886) was a French painter and lithographer known for his dramatic seascapes, coastal scenes, and historical compositions. Born in Paris, he was the son of the celebrated miniaturist and portraitist Jean-Baptiste Isabey, who provided his early artistic training. The younger Isabey studied briefly with various masters but was largely shaped by his father's studio and by his own ...