Jean Jacques de Boissieu
French, 1736-1810
The Old Tower at the Edge of a River
INV-1364
Jean Jacques de Boissieu
French, 1736-18101763
The Old Tower at the Edge of a River
Jean Jacques de Boissieu French, 1736-1810 →etchingprint
Date
1763
Medium
Etching on paper
Dimensions
Image: 13.9 × 19.8 cm (5 1/2 × 7 13/16 in.); Sheet: 14.5 × 20.2 cm (5 3/4 × 8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Unrestricted gift from Mrs. W. P. Pinney
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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