View of Port St. Bernard
<p>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.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1783
- Dimensions
- Image/plate: 40.5 × 61.9 cm (16 × 24 3/8 in.); Sheet: 48.6 × 65.4 cm (19 3/16 × 25 3/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist
Printmaking
Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753-1820)
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Year
- 1783
- Dimensions
- Image/plate: 40.5 × 61.9 cm (16 × 24 3/8 in.); Sheet: 48.6 × 65.4 cm (19 3/16 × 25 3/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1783-022805
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified