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Medium
Lithograph; third state of three
Dimensions
Sheet: 17 5/16 × 23 15/16 in. (44 × 60.8 cm) Image: 15 5/8 × 21 7/16 in. (39.7 × 54.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession Number
21.46.2
Tags
WavesSeascapesBoats
About the Artist
Eugène Isabey|Gibaut Frères, Editions
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 ...