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The city and roadstead of Toulon (Ports of France series) - Vernet

Image series :

Notice n°1 sur 18 Notice suivante

Date :
1756
Type of image :
Peinture sur toile
Dimensions (HxL cm) :
165x263 cm
Topic :
Storage Location :
Numéro principal : INV 8297
Autre numéro d'inventaire : MR 2611
Signed work

Description

Booklet from the 1757 Salon

"View of the City and the Rade, morning effect. This view is taken from a country house halfway up the mountain behind the city. It depicts the amusements of the inhabitants and the carriage they use to go to the country houses, which are called bastides." 

History :

1. Signed and dated: "Peint par Joseph Vernet à Toulon 1756".

2. Belonged to a series of fifteen paintings depicting French seaports commissioned by Louis XV in 1753 and executed from 1754 to 1765. 5th painting in the series. Paid for in 1757: "le Port Vieux et la Rade de Toulon, 2400 écus." Cat. Ingersoll Smouse, no. 645.

3. Version péparatoire, coll. Jules Strauss, Paris. Cat. Ingersoll Smouse, no. 646. Engraving dated 1763.

Indexed items :
Les personnages sont disséminés dans une vue

Technical Data

Notice #001322

Image HD

Past ID :
A0641
Image editing :
Image web
Image Origin :
Collections en ligne du Musée du Louvre, Paris (https://collections.louvre.fr)