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Riva Delgi Schiavoni, No. 1

1880

Frank Duveneck

Associated Names

Frank Duveneck

Artist, American, 1848 - 1919

The image shows a busy port scene from an elevated viewpoint. The background features the horizon, buildings, and ship masts. The artwork conveys detailed linework and a monochromatic color palette using black and white shades. The foreground includes figures and market stalls, while ships docked at the quay and distant buildings complete the scene.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and roulette in black with chine collé on wove paper
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

plate: 21.59 × 33.34 cm (8 1/2 × 13 1/8 in.)
sheet: 43.18 × 55.88 cm (17 × 22 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.1557
Catalogue Raisonné

Poole 1938, no. 12

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, CT; gift to NGA, 2008

Associated Names

Dave H. and Reba W. Williams

Bibliography

1938

Poole, Emily. "Catalogue of the Etchings of Frank Duveneck." _The Print Collector's Quarterly, vol. 25, 1938: 451, no. 12.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: FD [monogram, F backwards]; lower right in graphite by unknown hand: Bracquemond / from Mrs. Eleanor / Roosevelt / Collection

Wikidata ID

Q76548361

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