The Old Fortress
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 8 3/4 × 9 13/16 in. (22.3 × 25 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.1543
Rights
Public Domain
Art Historical Context
Created around 1770, *The Old Fortress* is an engraving produced through the collaboration of painter Joseph Vernet and printmaker Jean Jacques Le Veau. Vernet, celebrated for his evocative landscapes and seascapes, supplied the original design, which Le Veau translated into this detailed print. Measuring just over 8 by 9 inches, the work belongs to the Metropolitan Museum’s Department of Drawings and Prints, acquired in 1953 through the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund. Engravings like this one played a vital role in 18th-century Europe by making images of dramatic architecture and natural scenery ...