Près Dunkerque

An educational drawing model composed of multiple rural vignettes from northern France

Visual Details

Description

Features a central fisherman’s hut surrounded by smaller scenes: fishing nets, boats, a woman feeding poultry, and bucolic landscapes. A circular blind stamp from an art academy or library is visible in the corner.

The Subject

Drawing models, French rural life, fishing huts

Technical Specifications

J. B. Gratry
J. B. Gratry
Lithograph
1833
Not specified in source
Nº 27
“PRÈS DUNKERQUE”; “Gratry 33”; “Chez P. Gremetti, Editeur, á Bruxelles”; “Nº 27 J. B. Gratry”
Not specified in source
Not specified in source
Brussels, Belgium

Historical Significance

Served as instructional material for 19th-century art students to practice drawing various textures like water, wood, and vegetation.

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