The Atlantic Neptune

1780-1781

Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres

Artist, Swiss, 1729 - 1824

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    2 bound folios containing 5 volumes with 152 engraved naval charts or sets of views on 263 folio sheets, many hand-colored

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Harry W. Havemeyer in memory of his father, Horace Havemeyer

  • Dimensions

    volume 1: 86 × 65.5 × 5 cm (33 7/8 × 25 13/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
    volume 2: 85 × 66 × 5.5 cm (33 7/16 × 26 × 2 3/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2015.25.1.1-2

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Bernard Quaritch, Ltd., London); purchased 1937 by Harry W. Havemeyer [b. 1929], New York; gift to NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2016

  • Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2016 - 2017, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

2015

  • Brodie, Judith. "Gifts and Acquisitions: Joseph F. W. Des Barres, The Atlantic Neptunet." National Gallery of Art Bulletin 53 (Fall 2015): 46-47, repro.

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