Seaport, plate 1 from A Series of Italian Coastal Scenes
Primary
Francis Place
(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
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Rights Statement
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number2002.1212
On View
Not on viewThis 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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