Souvenir of St. Valéry-sur-Somme, plate three from Six Marines
1833
Medium
Lithograph in black on light gray China paper laid down on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 30 × 24 cm (11 13/16 × 9 1/2 in.); Chine: 36.7 × 26.4 cm (14 1/2 × 10 7/16 in.); Sheet: 43.4 × 34.5 cm (17 1/8 × 13 5/8 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
118276
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 ...