Water Dock
Eugène Bléry
1840
Medium
etching with drypoint and roulette on chine collé
Dimensions
plate: 20.2 x 28.6 cm (7 15/16 x 11 1/4 in.) sheet: 44.5 x 31.5 cm (17 1/2 x 12 3/8 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection
Accession Number
2002.72.16
About the Artist
Eugène Bléry
Eugène Bléry (1805–1887) was a French engraver and etcher whose refined printmaking brought him considerable recognition among connoisseurs of the graphic arts during the nineteenth century. He trained in Paris and developed a particular affinity for landscape subjects rendered through the demanding medium of etching, where his technical precision and sensitivity to natural light set his work apar...