Memory of St.-Valéry-sur-Somme (Souvenir de St. Valéry-sur-Somme)
Artist
Eugène Isabey
French, 1803 - 1866
Date1833
MediumLithograph
DimensionsOverall: 21 5/8 × 14 1/8 in. (54.9 × 35.9 cm)
Matboard: 24 × 18 in. (61 × 45.7 cm)
Matboard: 24 × 18 in. (61 × 45.7 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineThe Sparling Family Collection
Object number2025.1.42
On View
On viewMarkingsOn front bottom left corner in pencil: "0 1/2" and "H. G. 3e, Etat"
DescriptionBlack and white print of a boat in the harbor. The boat stands at the center of the print so that the viewer is looking straight on at the bow. It has a tall mast, but no sails are opened indicating that the boat is not currently in use. In front of the boat there is a lighter/white plank of wood floating in water. Behind the boat, there are two houses in white and light gray, indicating that the boat is docked near a coastal town/village. The whiter house on the right-hand side has another boat docked in front of it. To the left, three figures stand near the water's edge. The two in front seem to be conversing, while the figure behind tries to pick up items off the ground. In the sky, clouds roll in, and very little sunlight is depicted, potentially indicating that a storm is coming. The print is from the series "Six Marines."
Bottom left corner below print: "Lith e par Eug. Isabey"
Bottom middle below print: "Souvenir de St. Valery sur Somme."Exhibition History"French Prints from the Tobin Sparling Collection," The Hyde Collection, Hoopes Gallery, Feb. 14-July 26, 2026.ProvenanceWilliam P. Carl Fine Prints, Northampton, Massachusetts; purchased by Tobin Sparling, Little Rock, Arkansas, October 2010; given to The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York, 2025.
