Normandy
1831
Medium
Lithograph in black on ivory China paper laid down on rosy-cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 17.4 × 22.3 cm (6 7/8 × 8 13/16 in.); Chine: 18.9 × 23.8 cm (7 1/2 × 9 3/8 in.); Sheet: 45 × 29.3 cm (17 3/4 × 11 9/16 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
11140
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 ...