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200 - Jean-François SABLET Morgues (Switzerland) 1745 – Nantes 181…
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Estimate €5,000 - €6,000
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Jean-François SABLET Morgues (Switzerland) 1745 – Nantes 181 Presumed portrait of the Baron des Jamonières in front of the Château de Clermont Oil on canvas 60 x 49 cm Signed and dated lower left: F.Sablet / 1813 The son of Jacob Sablet, a painter and art dealer, Jean-François Sablet came to Paris in 1767, where he was a pupil of Vien. Having remained in France, he spent some time in Rome in 1792 and settled permanently in Nantes in 1805. Commissioned to decorate the Stock Exchange in 1808, he produced six large grisailles in the style of bas-relief, depicting the Emperor’s visit. These works have since been lost, but the Dobrée Museum in Nantes holds preparatory drawings for them. Jean-François Sablet is best known today for his small-format portraits, such as the Portrait of Dobrée the Elder (Nantes, Musée Dobrée), his Self-Portrait or the portrait of Cacault (Nantes, Musée des Beaux-Arts). Although born in Switzerland, Jean-François Sablet and his brother Jacques spent their entire careers in Italy and France. Both employed a refined and delicate technique that brings them close to Boilly and Gauffier and allows them to be legitimately included within the French school. Whilst the paintings of the two brothers have often been confused, our portrait, which is signed, is a work by Jean-François, painted ten years after the death of his brother. The château depicted in the background of our work is the Château de Clermont, built for Count René Chenu de Clermont between 1643 and 1649. Under the Ancien Régime, it belonged to the Province of Brittany and is now situated in the Pays de la Loire region, 18 kilometres upstream from Nantes. Almost entirely intact since its construction, the Château de Clermont is a quintessential example of the Louis XIII style, characterised by its brick and stonework , the slate roofs of the various residential wings—distinct and independent of one another—and its central pavilion housing the grand staircase. The Chenu de Clermont family, for whom the château was built, were vassals of the Prince of Condé, and held the office of captain-governor of the towns and castellanies of Oudon and Champtoceaux. During the French Revolution, the château was confiscated by the Republicans, who intended to keep watch over the Loire. In the 19th century, the Baron des Jamonières, most likely portrayed here in front of his château, rebuilt and restored the estate, which passed, in 1861, to the Nau de Maupassant family, of whom Guy de Maupassant was the illustrious representative.
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Auction time 10/30/2026 at 11:00 AM
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