Scheepshelling bij Savigny

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ets, droge naald en roulette op chine collé

Art Historical Context

Jean Jacques de Boissieu’s *Scheepshelling bij Savigny* (1803) captures a quiet moment at a shipyard, likely along the banks of a French river. Created during the Napoleonic era, the etching reflects the period’s focus on industry and maritime activity, when shipbuilding played a vital role in both commerce and naval power. De Boissieu, a respected French printmaker, specialized in landscape scenes that blended precise observation with a gentle, atmospheric quality. The work demonstrates the artist’s mastery of etching combined with drypoint and roulette on chine collé. These techniques allow...

About the Artist

Jean Jacques de Boissieu · 1736–1810

French, Lyons 1736–1810 Lyons