View of Port St. Bernard
1784
Charles-Melchior Descourtis (French, 1753-1820) after Pierre Antoine de Machy (French, 1723-1807)
France
Gouache views of Paris were very popular in the 1780s, and color prints emulating them became highly marketable. This rare proof is one of the most expensive of such views offered at the height of the market, in 1784.
Color aquatint with etching and engraving in black ink on cream laid paper