A French printmaker who was very good at conveying moist atmospheres. This scene of cabs waiting on the Quai de l'Hotel Dieu in Paris is quite masterly in its way; the effect is achieved through a combination of etching and drypoint, which creates that slightly fuzzy effect. More on him here:
http://www.nga.gov/cgi-bin/tbio?tperson=2408&type=a
A painting of a fiacre.
The corresponding print.
A rainy and windy jetty.
An elaborated version of the same.
A downpour in Paris.
