Old House Near Boulogne

 

James David Smillie

  1833 - 1909 (biography)

1890  

aquatint 

6 1/2 x 4 1/2" platemark 

signed in the plate, lower right 

proof, from unstated edition 

 

W.60; NYPL54; LC14 

similie vellum cream wove 

proof 

S.R. Koehler for the Graphic Arts Department of the National Museum 

BC090 

$275.00 

A softly rendered image of a woman working in the garden of a cottage in Boulogne-sur-Mer, often referred to simply as Boulogne. Situated on the Cote d'Opale of Northern France, along the English channel, the scenic seaside town has long been one of the country's largest fishing ports. Cottages such as the one depicted in this image are typical of the region, though much of it was destroyed in the Second World War. Smillie captures a bucolic moment in late 19th century France and the inviting solitude of country life.