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The image showcases a coastal scene with a sky filled with intricate clouds, a vast sea, distant land on the horizon, a sandy beach with figures and boats, a coastal village with buildings, and additional figures and architectural elements in the background. The artwork features detailed line work in black and white.
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The image showcases a coastal scene with a sky filled with intricate clouds, a vast sea, distant land on the horizon, a sandy beach with figures and boats, a coastal village with buildings, and additional figures and architectural elements in the background. The artwork features detailed line work in black and white.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Beuzeval, Embouchure de la Dive (Calvados)

Maxime Lalanne

Date
1868
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
image: 14.2 × 23 cm (5 9/16 × 9 1/16 in.) plate: 15.1 × 23 cm (5 15/16 × 9 1/16 in.) sheet: 23.7 × 26 cm (9 5/16 × 10 1/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.143.124
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow, 1968)
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record

Subjects and terms

  • Water
  • Boat
  • Building
  • Figures
  • Cloud
Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Inscription

lower left in plate: Point de départ de Guillaume de Normandie allant à la conquête de l'Angleterre 1066; in image upper right: 19; lower left in graphite by later hand: Beraldi / 52;

Marks

stamped lower left verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

NGA object ID 184076. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.