The Cabin Boy Tows the Line
The Cabin Boy Tows the Line

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The Cabin Boy Tows the Line,

1861

Charles François Daubigny, 1817–1878; born Paris, France; died Paris
x1937-19 e

Information

Title
The Cabin Boy Tows the Line
Dates

1861

Maker
Charles François Daubigny
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
image: 10.2 × 15.9 cm (4 × 6 1/4 in.) plate: 12.6 × 17.7 cm (4 15/16 × 6 15/16 in.) sheet: 31.5 × 44.8 cm (12 3/8 × 17 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1937-19 e
Place Made

Europe, France, Paris

Inscription
Signed in plate, lower left corner: Daubigny Inscribed in plate, lower right corner: Imp Delatre Paris
Reference Numbers
Delteil 103
Culture
French, European
Type
etchings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
mounting, etching (printing process)
Subject
boats, boys, ducks, figures (representations), rope, rivers

Junius S. Morgan (1867–1932); bequeathed to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1932

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