Harbor at Livorno

c. 1764

Franz Edmund Weirotter

Associated Names
Franz Edmund Weirotter

Artist, Austrian, 1730 - 1771

The image shows a rocky shoreline with a tall, weathered tower on the left side. A group of people are gathered at the tower's base. Near the water's edge, there are more people and boats. The horizon is low in the image, with water stretching towards it and faint outlines of distant structures. The sky is cloudy with cross-hatched patterns. The color palette is monochromatic, with black ink on a pale background creating contrast.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 13.7 x 9.6 cm (5 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1989.63.7

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1959

  • OEUVRE DE F.E. WEIROTTER, publ. Paris, after 1771 (L.C.# NE 2180 .W4A3 fol.).

Wikidata ID

Q74884169

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