House and a Barn by a Swiss Lake

Charles-Melchior Descourtisca. 1776-1786

Details

Title: House and a Barn by a Swiss Lake
Creator: Charles-Melchior Descourtis
Date Created: ca. 1776-1786
Signatures / Inscriptions: Unsigned
Print State: Before letters
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Gift of George W. Davison (B.A. Wesleyan 1892), 1944
Materials & Techniques: Etching, engraving, aquatint (and mezzotint?) in mixed methods, printed in color on laid paper
Keywords: barns, color intaglio, houses, lakes, landscapes (representations), water
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: Proof before letters?
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 227 mm x 322 mm (8.94 in. x 12.68 in.).
Bibliography: See Carlson and Ittman, cat. 96
Associated People: Created by Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753-1820)
Accession Number: 1944.D1.197

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