Seaside Studies
Eugène Isabey
1830s
Medium
charcoal with traces of pen and brown ink and brown wash on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 37.1 x 51.4 cm (14 5/8 x 20 1/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Joan and David Maxwell Fund
Accession Number
2009.74.3
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Eugène Isabey · 1803–1886
Eugène Isabey (1803–1886) was a French painter and lithographer known for his dramatic seascapes, coastal scenes, and historical compositions. Born in Paris, he was the son of the celebrated miniaturist and portraitist Jean-Baptiste Isabey, who provided his early artistic training. The younger Isabey studied briefly with various masters but was largely shaped by his father's studio and by his own ...