Art Institute of Chicago
The Old Tower at the Edge of a River
Jean Jacques de BoissieuLinkedCulture matchlcp-019aab36d2b4
- Date
- 1763
- Medium
- Etching on paper
- Culture
- France
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 13640
Although Jean Jacques de Boissieu's paintings were considered rather laborious, the roughly 140 etchings were widely admired, especially his views of Lyon and the surrounding countryside . The freshness of de Boissieu's approach and his skillful rendering of light lend an immediacy and authenticity to these works.
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- Credit line
- Unrestricted gift from Mrs. W. P. Pinney
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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