Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753-1820)
after Pierre Antoine de Machy (French, 1723-1807)
View of the Port of St.Paul, Paris
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Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753-1820)
after Pierre Antoine de Machy (French, 1723-1807)1784
View of the Port of St.Paul, Paris
Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753-1820) after Pierre Antoine de Machy (French, 1723-1807) →etchingprint
Date
1784
Medium
Etching and engraving printed in color from at least four plates on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 47 × 65.2 cm (18 9/16 × 25 11/16 in.); Image/Plate: 40.4 × 61.4 cm (15 15/16 × 24 3/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Given in memory of William McCallin McKee
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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