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Source Description
Leprince, a member of a noted family of artists, exhibited his landscapes at the Paris Salons from 1822 to 1844. He belonged to a generation of neoclassical artists whose works were characterized by their luminous atmosphere and their picturesque settings. Leprince was said to have painted directly from nature.
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Document identity
localId
20308
label
View of Savoy
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
20308
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
View of Savoy
description
Leprince, a member of a noted family of artists, exhibited his landscapes at the Paris Salons from 1822 to 1844. He belonged to a generation of neoclassical artists whose works were characterized by their luminous atmosphere and their picturesque settings. Leprince was said to have painted directly from nature.
provenance
Edward T. Wilson, Bethesda, Maryland; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by purchase.
date
1827
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
37.5
height
45.8
dimensionsRaw
14 3/4 x 18 1/16 in. (37.5 x 45.8 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
Signed and dated 1827
med
oil on canvas
creator_ids
2275
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2749
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
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