Art, literature & history
Coast Scene with an Artist (Le dessinateur)
c. 1638/1641
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- etching
- Dimensions
- sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 12.5 x 17.7 cm (4 15/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1980.39.2
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Claude Lorrain. Coast Scene with an Artist (Le dessinateur). National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Coast Scene with an Artist (Le dessinateur) — Claude Lorrain. c. 1638/1641.
Medium: etching.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 12.5 x 17.7 cm (4 15/16 x 6 15/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1980.39.2. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.