Costal Navigation Boats (Coast of Italy) by Adolphe Appian
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Costal Navigation Boats (Coast of Italy)

Adolphe Appian · 1874

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Adolphe Appian's etching, "Costal Navigation Boats (Coast of Italy)," was created in 1874. It is the first state of three known impressions. The plate measures 6 5/16 × 9 7/16 inches (16 × 24 cm), and the sheet measures 12 1/16 × 18 7/8 inches (30.7 × 48 cm). The artwork is classified under Prints in the Drawings and Prints department.

The artist, Adolphe Appian, was a French painter who lived from 1818 to 1898. The catalogue data does not specify his nationality, but his birth and death years are confirmed. No information regarding the culture of the artwork is provided.

The artwork was a gift of Paul L. Rittenhouse in 1959, and is held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. No provenance details, exhibition history, or related literature are provided in the supplied data.

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