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Harbor Scene with a Lighthouse

A work made of etching on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1638–41

Artist:

Claude Lorrain
French, 1600-1682

About this artwork

Claude arrived in Rome around 1613 and apprenticed himself to Agostino Tassi, a landscape painter. Except for a brief return to his native Nancy in 1627, he remained in Rome for the rest of his life.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Claude Lorrain

Title

Harbor Scene with a Lighthouse

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1638–1641

Medium

Etching on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Sheet, cut within platemark: 14.5 × 20.4 cm (5 3/4 × 8 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1938.1497

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