Les Honneurs militaires rendus à la Depouille mortelle de L'Amiral Courbet

1885

Auguste Lepère and Louis Tinayre

Associated Names
Auguste Lepère

Artist, French, 1849 - 1918

Louis Tinayre

Artist, French, 1861 - 1941

The image depicts a bird's-eye view of an event in an urban setting. Closest to us, there are figures on rooftops. The main road is lined with horse-drawn carriages and to the right is a large building. Beyond the road, there are people or military formations in open grounds. In the distance is a building with two spires against a cloudy sky. The style of the image includes cross-hatching and line work, creating a textured appearance in monochrome.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    2007.12.19

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lotz-Brissonneau 1905, undescribed

  • Series Title

    Les Bois du Monde illustré, Volume XX (plate 764)

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The image features performers and an audience in an outdoor setting. One performer showcases an act with an animal jumping through a hoop, while a crowd watches. The scene includes various figures engaged in different activities such as playing instruments or observing. The setting is outdoors with a cloudy sky in the background, capturing a lively moment of entertainment and public gathering.

Les Chiens savants

Daniel Vierge

1883

Les Bois du Monde illustré, volume XX

Daniel Vierge, Auguste Lepère

1883

The image is depicted from a slightly elevated perspective, showing a landscape filled with debris and various elements. Closest to us are overturned carts, scattered wheels, and figures lying in disarray. In the distance, a lone figure stands atop the debris, with an raised arm. The sky above has dramatic, swirling clouds that merge with the horizon. The horizon is in the upper third of the image. The brushstrokes are detailed and textured, with a color palette of varying shades of gray.

Michel Strogoff au Théâtre du Chatelet

Auguste Lepère

1880

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Frederick Mulder, London); purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1905

  • Lotz-Brissonneau, A. L'Oeuvre grave de Auguste Lepere; catalogue descriptif et analytique. Paris: Edmond Sagot, 1905.

1930

  • IFF (1800)

Wikidata ID

Q76438595

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