The Virgin Islands in Bezons (Les Iles vierges a Bezons)
Medium
etching with drypoint and roulette on chine applique
Dimensions
image: 16.8 x 13.4 cm (6 5/8 x 5 1/4 in.) plate: 18.8 x 15.7 cm (7 3/8 x 6 3/16 in.) sheet: 44.6 x 31.5 cm (17 9/16 x 12 3/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1983.32.1
About the Artist
Charles-François Daubigny · 1817–1878
Charles-François Daubigny was born on February 15, 1817, in Paris into a family of artists, with his father, Edmé-François Daubigny, a classical landscape painter, and his uncle, Pierre Daubigny, a miniaturist, providing his initial artistic training. He further studied under Jean-Victor Bertin, Jacques Raymond Brascassat, and Paul Delaroche at the École des Beaux-Arts, though he quickly moved bey...