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Seaport, plate 1 from A Series of Italian Coastal Scenes
Seaport, plate 1 from A Series of Italian Coastal Scenes

Seaport, plate 1 from A Series of Italian Coastal Scenes

Primary (1647–1728)
NationalityEnglish, Europe
Datecirca 1670-1675
MediumEtching
DimensionsSheet: 3 11/16 × 7 1/8 in. (9.3 × 18.1 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, The Leo Steinberg Collection, 2002.1212
Keywords
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number2002.1212
On View
Not on view
Label Text
This view comes from one of six sets of Italian views, the artist's first independent works. If the composition seems a bit contrived, the print is lively in incident, clever in certain abbreviations, and complex in atmosphere. Such fine, early impressions are very rare.
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