The Dance on the River Bank

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The Dance on the River Bank, c. 1634. Etching on ivory laid paper.

Etching on ivory laid paper · Image: 12.5 × 19.2 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: The Dance on the River Bank
Artist: Claude Lorrain French, 1600-1682
Date: c. 1634
Medium: Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Image: 12.5 × 19.2 cm (4 15/16 × 7 9/16 in.); Plate: 13 × 20 cm (5 1/8 × 7 7/8 in.); Sheet: 14.8 × 21.4 cm (5 7/8 × 8 7/16 in.)
Credit line: John H. Wrenn Memorial Collection
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1600–1682

Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.