Eugène Isabey
b. 1803 Paris, France, d. 1886 Lagny, France, draftsman; painter, French

After spending his formative years in the Louvre Museum amidst the most accomplished artists of the day, Eugène Isabey initially painted mostly landscapes in watercolor. In 1820 he began to travel, first to Normandy and then to Britain, where he discovered a freer watercolor technique. On several occasions he returned to Normandy, painting seascapes and landscapes that helped to solidify his reputation as one of the leading proponents of Romantic views, both dramatic and placid.

Isabey also made drawings of other scenic areas of France to illustrate travel volumes and dashed off many landscape drawings and watercolors throughout ...