Souvenir de Bretagne
Eugène Isabey
1832
Medium
lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 27.5 × 3.8 cm (10 13/16 × 1 1/2 in.) sheet: 49.6 × 33.5 cm (19 1/2 × 13 3/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
2013.13.6
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 ...