GILBERT Pierre Julien
Marines - Boats are Leaving for Fishing in Brittany
Circa 1850

About the Item

GILBERT Pierre-Julien (1783-1860) Marines - Boats are Leaving for Fishing in Brittany Two Oils on wood panels in pair signed both low right Old frames re-gilded with leaves Dim wood panel : 18 X 36 cm (each) Dim frame : 28 X 47 cm (each) Pierre-Julien Gilbert (1783 in Brest – 1860 in Brest) was a French painter who specialised in naval scenes. Gilbert was a pupil of Pierre Ozanne and Louis-Philippe Crépin. He taught painting at the École Navale from 1816, and was admitted to accompany the Navy during the Invasion of Algiers in 1830. Gilbert was professor of drawing at the Naval School of Brest. This artist recalled on canvas one a large number of episodes of the French maritime records, and most of his paintings appeared in the exhibitions, in particular those of 1824 and 1833, which were worth each one to him a gold medal. He exhibited regularly at the Salon de Paris from 1822 to 1859. He was made chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1833. Main Works and museums : Brest ; Paris (Musée de la Marine) ; Cherbourg ; Nancy ; St Brieux ; Versailles • Brest (MBA) le Combat de la Surveillante et du Québec (1822 • l’Attaque et la prise de l'île Verte (musée de Versailles, 1824) ; • l’Attaque du fort Santi-Pietri, et le Combat du Niémen contre l’Amethyst (1824) ; • le Combat du Formidable contre la division anglaise de Saumarez, le Combat de la Canonnière contre le Tremendous, et la Prise d'Alger (1833) ; • le Combat de la Vénus et du Ceylan (1835) ; • le Débordement de la Garonne du 6 avril 1770, et le Débarquement de Sidi-Ferruch (1836) ; • le Combat de la Sirène (musée de Versailles) ; • le Combat du Grand-Port, le Combat du Romulus, le Combat de la Pomone contre l’Alceste et l’Active, Vue de l'entrée du Havre (1837) ; Bibliographie : • Grand dictionnaire universel du xixe siècle par Pierre Larousse • L'Hermione d'Emmanuel de Fontainieu aux Ed. de Monza 2002 • E.Benezit, Dictionary of Artists Vol VI

Creator:

GILBERT Pierre Julien (1783 - 1860, French)

Creation Year:

Circa 1850

Dimensions:

Height: 11.03 in (28 cm)Width: 18.51 in (47 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)

Medium:

Oil

Movement & Style:

Academic

Period:

Mid-19th Century