Description: Claude- Joseph VERNET La Ville et la rade de Toulon Beautifully Hand Colored Original (not a reprint) Antique Lithograph Published in 1762 Condition as pictured Beautifully framed and matted, ready to hang 30 1/2 X 20 in EXTREMELY FINE AND SCARCE ENGRAVING BY COCHIN AND LE BAS FROM THE CELEBRATED SERIES OF PAINTINGS. Vernet was commissioned by Louis XV in 1753 to paint fifteen views of the main ports of France, and given the exceptional title of "peintre des marines de sa majesté". He spent twelve years travelling around the Mediterranean, Atlantic and Channel coasts with his family and servants in tow. The country was at war with England at the time, and Louis specifically requested that the artist show off the economic activities and maritime strength of France, which Vernet did to much acclaim. The majority of the paintings are in the Musée de la Marine in Paris.
Price: 695 USD
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-11-30T17:46:29.000Z
Shipping Cost: 14 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: joseph vernet
Image Orientation: Landscape
Material: Paper
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Region of Origin: france
Framing: Matted & Framed
Subject: France, Port, Merchants, Marseilles, french art, marseille
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1762
Item Height: 20 in
Theme: Architecture, france, marseilles
Features: Hand Tinted
Production Technique: Lithography
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Item Width: 30 in
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1750-1799
