The Old Tower at the Edge of a River
- Medium
- Etching on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 13.9 × 19.8 cm (5 1/2 × 7 13/16 in.); Sheet: 14.5 × 20.2 cm (5 3/4 × 8 in.)
- Genre
- etching
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
printingprintprints and drawingetchingpaper (fiber product)
About
Although Jean Jacques de Boissieu's paintings were considered rather laborious, the roughly 140 etchings were widely admired, especially his views of Lyon and the surrounding countryside . The freshness of de Boissieu's approach and his skillful rendering of light lend an immediacy and authenticity to these works.
