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Merry-Joseph Blondel (1781–1853)
The Saint-Domingue Revolt, …
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159
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Merry-Joseph Blondel (1781–1853)
The Saint-Domingue Revolt, …
See original version (French)
Estimate €600 - €800
Voluntary lot
Description
Merry-Joseph Blondel (1781–1853)
The Saint-Domingue Revolt, 1823
Oil on canvas.
H_46 cm W_38 cm
Indistinctly signed and dated in the lower left-hand corner.
Signs of wear and restoration.
This painting depicts an imaginary moment from the Saint
Domingue. Begun in 1791, it culminated in the establishment of Haiti as the first
black republic.
Merry-Joseph Blondel, a pupil of Charles Étienne Leguay and later of Jean Baptiste
Regnault, was a French painter and winner of the Prix de Rome in 1803. He produced
numerous decorative paintings, notably the ceilings for the
Council of State chamber at the Louvre Palace.
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Pictures credits:
MAISON LANDRE
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