Sailboats in a Sunlit Harbor (recto)
Eugène Isabey
1830s
Medium
watercolor on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 29.8 x 22.6 cm (11 3/4 x 8 7/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Dyke Fund
Accession Number
2012.63.1.a
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 ...