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Watercolor by Jean-Démosthène Dugourc, 1781
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Figures under the terrace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, watercolour, signed and dated lower right 'J. D. Dugourc del 1781'
Watercolor on paper, with pencil.
Jean-Démosthène Dugourc (Versailles, 23 September 1749 – Paris, 30 April 1825), was a talented and versatile designer. His father was the controller of the household of the Duc d’Orleans, and Dugourc had the benefit of being educated as the companion of the Duc’s son. He travelled to Italy in about 1764-65, where he met Johann Joachim Winckelmann, the famous scholar and enthusiast of the antique. He married the sister of the architect and landscape designer François-Joseph Bélanger in November 1776. His first recorded project, of 1770 was for the opera house at Versailles, and he received many commissions from court circles. His career had an international scope, with commissions for the courts of Spain, Sweden, England, Germany and Russia.
It is likely that Dugourc collaborated with his brother-in-law Bélanger when the latter was asked by the Comte d'Artois, brother of Louis XVI and future Charles X, to rebuild the Château-Neuf de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (nowadays only a few remnants are left of what had been a royal castle). Dugourc is known to have made several watercolors of the inside of the galleries opening onto the gardens. Those watercolors were more capriccios than accurate architectural renditions and were clearly designed for collectors. However, it is possible to recognize certain elements of what was then known as the 'Galerie Toscane'. See E. Lurin, 'Le Château-Neuf de Saint-Germain-en-Laye', Saint-Germain-en-Laye, musée d'Archéologie nationale, 2010-2011, p. 122.
- Creator:Jean-Démosthène Dugourc (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 26.25 in (66.68 cm)Width: 23.25 in (59.06 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
- Style:Neoclassical (Of the Period)
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- Place of Origin:
- Period:1780-1789
- Date of Manufacture:1781
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Kittery Point, ME
- Reference Number:Seller: 20511stDibs: LU837612716631
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