SET OF THREE BEAUTIFUL, ORNATELY DECORATED 18th-Century Frames, possibly Italian,...
SET OF THREE BEAUTIFUL, ORNATELY DECORATED 18th-Century Frames, possibly Italian, made of gilded wood with Rococo decoration, containing
THREE BLACK-AND-WHITE PRINTS
After Joseph VERNET (1714–1789)
Views of French Ports by Charles-Nicolas Cochin and Jacques-Philippe Le Bas
- The Port Neuf or the Toulon Arsenal
- View of the City and Port of Bordeaux
- The Madrague or Tuna Fishing
(foxing spots and water stains; edges frayed)
(minor imperfections and missing sections in the frame)
Total dimensions: 66 x 91 cm
Commissioned from the artist in 1753 by King Louis XV, the 15 paintings in the “Views of the Ports of France” series were reproduced as prints beginning in 1758
SET OF THREE BEAUTIFUL, ORNATELY DECORATED 18th-Century Frames, possibly Italian, made of gilded wood with Rococo decoration, containing
THREE BLACK-AND-WHITE PRINTS
After Joseph VERNET (1714–1789)
Views of French Ports by Charles-Nicolas Cochin and Jacques-Philippe Le Bas
- The Port Neuf or the Toulon Arsenal
- View of the City and Port of Bordeaux
- The Madrague or Tuna Fishing
(foxing spots and water stains; edges frayed)
(minor imperfections and missing sections in the frame)
Total dimensions: 66 x 91 cm
Commissioned from the artist in 1753 by King Louis XV, the 15 paintings in the “Views of the Ports of France” series were reproduced as prints beginning in 1758
