Description
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.
Accession Number
2087
Medium
Color aquatint with etching and engraving in black ink on cream laid paper
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.)
Classification
etching
Credit Line
Given in memory of William McCallin McKee
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