Repair of a Ship at Low Tide, plate four from Six Marines
1833
Medium
Lithograph in black on ivory China paper laid down on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 31.2 × 24.3 cm (12 5/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Chine: 36.9 × 28.7 cm (14 9/16 × 11 5/16 in.); Sheet: 44.8 × 34.9 cm (17 11/16 × 13 3/4 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
118278
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 ...