Caption

View of the surroundings of Lyon, Environs de Lyon, L'eau-forte en 1880, French etchings from 1880, print, Series number, 21, 30, collector's mark: 'AFE v S', watermark, printmaker: Jacques Barthélemy Appian (Adolphe), publisher: widow Alfred Cadart, Paris, 1880, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 199 mm x width 278 mm, canals, waters (in city), Lyon, A wide river scene rendered in dark linear etching, with a sloping embankment running along the left foreground and a densely shaded stand of trees rising behind it, a pathway leading toward a distant cluster of low buildings and a small tower silhouette, sailboats and small craft moored along the water with tall slender masts and one boat showing a billowing sail, a steamboat near the center emitting a plume of smoke, rippling reflections and hatchmarked water surface, a sweeping sky filled with swirling, crosshatched cloud formations, and a faint distant shoreline across the river.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B25_236

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Keywords

View surroundings Lyon Environs de Lyon L'eau-forte en 1880 French etchings 1880 print Series number 21 30 collector's mark AFE v S watermark printmaker Jacques Barthélemy Appian Adolphe publisher widow Alfred Cadart Paris paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 199 mm x width 278 mm canals waters in city wide river scene rendered dark linear etching sloping embankment running left foreground densely shaded stand trees rising pathway leading distant cluster low buildings small tower silhouette sailboats small craft moored water tall slender masts boat showing billowing sail steamboat near center emitting plume smoke rippling reflections hatchmarked water surface sweeping sky filled swirling crosshatched cloud formations faint distant shoreline across river