View of Rouen
1832
Medium
Lithograph in black on ivory China paper, laid down on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 30.6 × 22.2 cm (12 1/16 × 8 3/4 in.); Primary support: 35.9 × 25.6 cm (14 3/16 × 10 1/8 in.); Secondary support: 45.2 × 33.8 cm (17 13/16 × 13 5/16 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
11205
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 ...