The Port, Trouville
1840–98
Medium
Black chalk and charcoal, heightened with white and reddish crayon
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 3/16 x 10 11/16 in. (18.2 x 27.1cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Grégoire Tarnopol, 1979
Accession Number
1980.21.2
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Eugène Boudin · 1824–1898
Eugène Louis Boudin was born on July 12, 1824, in Honfleur, Normandy, the son of a harbor pilot. When his family relocated to Le Havre, his father opened a stationery and picture-framing shop, and it was there that the young Boudin first encountered working artists. Artists such as Constant Troyon and Jean-François Millet recognized his talent and urged him toward a career in art. In 1850, a munic...