DISCOVERART

Nicolas Poussin

River Estuary

1675/99
Sepia and wash on paper
28.9 × 44.8 cm (11.4 × 17.6 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

Not currently on view

In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

View at artic.edu ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More by Nicolas Poussin

Orpheus and EurydiceOrpheus and EurydiceLandscape with Saint John on PatmosLandscape with Saint John on PatmosThe Agony in the GardenThe Agony in the GardenBlind Orion Searching for the Rising SunBlind Orion Searching for the Rising SunThe Holy Family on the StepsThe Holy Family on the StepsThe Return of the Holy Family to NazarethThe Return of the Holy Family to NazarethSaints Peter and John Healing the Lame ManSaints Peter and John Healing the Lame ManThe Abduction of the Sabine WomenThe Abduction of the Sabine Women

More like this

Self-PortraitEdvard Munch — Self-PortraitPortrait of the photographer LochardMarcellin Desboutin — Portrait of the photographer LochardTwo Self-Portraits in ProfileGeorge Cruikshank — Two Self-Portraits in ProfileHead of a Boy or Youth (in Sketch Book With Drawings on Twenty-six Leaves)Frederic, Lord Leighton — Head of a Boy or Youth (in Sketch Profile of Man with Glasses ReadingElizabeth Murray — Profile of Man with Glasses ReadingBust of Young Man in ProfileUnknown artist — Bust of Young Man in ProfileDesign for a Frame with Birds, Animals, and FoilageAnonymous, Italian, 19th century — Design for a Frame with BPortrait of Madame Dietz-Monnin (formerly Head of a Woman)Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas — Portrait of Madame Dietz-MonniSelf-PortraitHorace Vernet — Self-PortraitW. H. B. Sands, PublisherHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec — W. H. B. Sands, PublisherThree Nude FiguresJohn Brown — Three Nude FiguresHead of a PriestGiovanni Battista Piazzetta — Head of a Priest