View of Port St. Bernard

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View of Port St. Bernard

Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753-1820)LinkedCulture matchlcp-1d377065f77e

Date
1784
Medium
Color aquatint with etching and engraving in black ink on cream laid paper
Culture
France
Department
Prints and Drawings
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
2087

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Gouache views of Paris were very popular in the 1780s, and color prints emulating them became highly marketable. This rare proof is one of the most expensive of such views offered at the height of the market, in 1784.

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Given in memory of William McCallin McKee

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Object type
AAT300041273

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