Vue de Valparaiso, Chili

Barthelemy Lauvergne (1805 - 1875)

Coloured lithograph

published 1841-1852

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: Chile
    City: Santiago
    Place: British Embassy
  • About the artist
    Draughtsman and painter for the French Navy Barthelemy Lauvergne was born in Toulon, southern France, on 7 April 1805. He trained under painter and illustrator Pierre Letuaire. Lauvergne began his career as secretary to Captain Dumont d'Urville aboard the ‘Astrolabe’, from 1826 to 1829. He was also secretary to Cyrille Pierre Théodore Laplace and draughtsman aboard ‘La Favorite’ from 1830 to 1832 and was painter on ‘La Bonite’ during its circumnavigation under French admiral Auguste Nicolas Vaillant (1838-49). Lauvergne’s paintings were shown at the Salon in Paris. He died in Carcès, Var, southeastern France, on 16 November 1871.
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    Artist
    Barthelemy Lauvergne (1805 - 1875)
    Title
    Vue de Valparaiso, Chili
    Date
    published 1841-1852
    Medium
    Coloured lithograph
    Acquisition
    Purchased from the Parker Gallery, November 1961
    GAC number
    5674