Caption
View of Bordeaux, print, watermark, printmaker: Maxime François Antoine Lalanne, France, dedicated to: various manufacturers, 1873-11-29, paper, etching, engraving, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint, height 119 mm x width 158 mm, harbour, city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions, Bordeaux, A wide waterfront scene rendered in fine pen lines shows a quay lined with buildings on one side and numerous sailing vessels moored along the water on the other, with slender masts rising into a sky filled with light, sketchy cloud outlines; along the beachfront area there are temporary sheds and stacked goods, a large tilted spar with rigging, small carts and wagons, and many tiny figures walking or standing in groups, while trees and multi-storey facades frame the distant shoreline and the foreground includes stone bollards and low fences by the water.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B22_189
License type
Rights managed
Available size
36.8Mb (9.3Mb) / 14.3in x 10.0in / 4277 x 3011 (300dpi)