An etched copper plate depicted with a European port scene. Small groups of men are along the bottom with tall, white buildings behind them on the right. The left side shows tall ships.
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A rectangular etched copper plate depicted with a European port scene. The scene fills nearly the whole plate aside from a thin, blank band around the edges and thin, cursive writing at the bottom. Small groups of men are along the bottom shown in a variety of working attire and poses on an outstretched wharf. The men on the right sit on crates of goods, the men in the center stand near a man that's nearly on the ground, and the men on the left work on small boats. Behind them on the right are tall, white buildings with columns and straight walls. Behind on the left side shows tall ships that have their sails tied back.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2018.2
People
Jacques Philippe Le Bas, French (Paris 1707 - 1783 Paris)
After Claude Lorrain, French (Chamagne 1604 - 1682 Rome)
Title
Printing Plate: The Old Port of Messina
Classification
Prints
Work Type
printing plate
Date
18th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/359951

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching and engraving on copper printing plate
Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
50 × 63.7 cm (19 11/16 × 25 1/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in reverse, below image: Ancien Port de Messine
  • inscription: lower right, below image: Cl. Lorrain P
  • inscription: lower left, in plate: J P Le Bas f [partially effaced]
  • inscription: lower center, below image: [effaced inscription]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Hill-Stone, Inc., South Dartmouth, MA], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2018

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Jakob Rosenberg Fund
Accession Year
2018
Object Number
2018.2
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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