Chateau de Josselin, Burgundy

c. 1859

Paul de Boisguyon

Associated Names
Paul de Boisguyon

Artist, French, active 1850s-1860s

The image shows a stone castle across a river viewed from a grassy riverbank. The castle has conical-roofed towers against a pale sky. The color palette is sepia with a warm, vintage look. In the foreground, there are some blurred trees on the left. Moored sailing vessels can be seen along the riverbank near the castle.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Serge Kakou, Paris); (Charles Isaacs Photographs Inc., New York), 2012; NGA purchase, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, center left in graphite perpendicular: 12.; lower left in graphite perpendicular: 12.; bottom left in graphite: 20 538; bottom center in graphite: Josselin

Wikidata ID

Q64158598

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