The image shows a bustling port scene with boats docked alongside a stone embankment. Figures are busy on the dock, possibly unloading goods. A half-timbered building with a gabled roof stands out in the center. The background features masts of ships reaching towards the sky. The sky is textured, contrasting with the detailed architecture and human figures below. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of black and gray.

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Intérieur d'un Port

Eugène Isabey (French, 1803 - 1886)

1833

Medium: lithograph in black on chine collé
Classification: Print
Dimensions: image: 31.1 x 23.8 cm (12 1/4 x 9 3/8 in.) ; sheet: 43 x 33.6 cm (16 15/16 x 13 1/4 in.)
Culture: French
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line: Gift of Ruth B. Benedict
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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