Watermill
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 30.2 × 42.2 cm (11 15/16 × 16 5/8 in.); Plate: 35.6 × 47.8 cm (14 1/16 × 18 7/8 in.); Sheet: 37.2 × 49.3 cm (14 11/16 × 19 7/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
108945
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
The inscription on this drawing indicates it was drawn from the collection of M. Tronchin, a senior state counselor. A friend of the Tronchin family since 1765, de Boissieu returned to Geneva in late 1781 to engrave works in famous collections. This print is part of a series of works, notable for their large size and finished execution, that Boissieu finished in July, 1782.
About the Artist
Jean Jacques de Boissieu · 1736–1810
French, Lyons 1736–1810 Lyons