Seaport, plate 1 from A Series of Italian Coastal Scenes
circa 1670-1675
17th-18th century
9.3 cm x 18.1 cm (3 11/16 in. x 7 1/8 in.)
Francis Place
(1647 - 1728)
Primary
Object Type:
print
Artist Nationality:
Europe, English
Medium and Support:
Etching
Credit Line:
Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, The Leo Steinberg Collection, 2002
Accession Number:
2002.1212
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.