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"The Confederate Raider Alabama in Action with the USS Kearsarge, June 19, 1864"
Auction: 11/23/2013 - 11/24/2013
Lot: 567
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Jean Baptiste Henri Durand-Brager AUCTION RECORDS
1814 Dol, France - 1879 Paris, France. Known for: Orientalist seascape, marine and landscape painting, engraving.
Biography: Jean-Baptiste-Henri Durand-Brager (Dôle-de-Bretagne, 1814 - Paris, 1879) As a teenager, he frequented the studios of Eugène Isabey and Théodore Gudin, while intending to pursue a career as... Read full biography
Biography: Jean-Baptiste-Henri Durand-Brager (Dôle-de-Bretagne, 1814 - Paris, 1879) As a teenager, he frequented the studios of Eugène Isabey and Théodore Gudin, while intending to pursue a career as a naval officer. Embarked as a painter on several scientific and military missions, notably to... Read full biography
Biography: Jean-Baptiste-Henri Durand-Brager (Dôle-de-Bretagne, 1814 - Paris, 1879) As a teenager, he frequented the studios of Eugène Isabey and Théodore Gudin, while intending to pursue a career as a naval officer. Embarked as a painter on several scientific and military missions, notably to Algeria and Senegal, he succeeded in reconciling his passion for travel, his taste for adventure and his artistic vocation. In 1840, aboard the Oreste, he was part of the La Plata expedition. It was... Read full biography
Biography: Jean-Baptiste-Henri Durand-Brager (Dôle-de-Bretagne, 1814 - Paris, 1879) As a teenager, he frequented the studios of Eugène Isabey and Théodore Gudin, while intending to pursue a career as a naval officer. Embarked as a painter on several scientific and military missions, notably to Algeria and Senegal, he succeeded in reconciling his passion for travel, his taste for adventure and his artistic vocation. In 1840, aboard the Oreste, he was part of the La Plata expedition. It was diverted to St. Helena to escort the Belle-Poule, which was to bring Napoleon I's ashes back to France. He attended the Emperor's exhumation and was commissioned to produce a souvenir album, which was later lithographed. In 1843, he explored Argentina and... Read full biography
Biography: Jean-Baptiste-Henri Durand-Brager (Dôle-de-Bretagne, 1814 - Paris, 1879) As a teenager, he frequented the studios of Eugène Isabey and Théodore Gudin, while intending to pursue a career as a naval officer. Embarked as a painter on several scientific and military missions, notably to Algeria and Senegal, he succeeded in reconciling his passion for travel, his taste for adventure and his artistic vocation. In 1840, aboard the Oreste, he was part of the La Plata expedition. It was diverted to St. Helena to escort the Belle-Poule, which was to bring Napoleon I's ashes back to France. He attended the Emperor's exhumation and was commissioned to produce a souvenir album, which was later lithographed. In 1843, he explored Argentina and Uruguay, then headed up the Brazilian coast. On his return, he painted a six-panel panorama of the Bay of Rio for the Prince de Joinville, and La P... Read full biography
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Jean Baptiste Henri Durand-Brager Auction: 09/12/2016 - 9/13/2016Lot: 173Subscribe or get free alerts
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