The Old Tower at the Edge of a River
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.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
13640
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
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.
About the Artist
Jean Jacques de Boissieu · 1736–1810
French, Lyons 1736–1810 Lyons