Louis-François Cassas

French, 1756 - 1827

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The image depicts a landscape sketched from a slightly elevated perspective. The horizon is shown at the upper third of the image, with remnants of castle towers and walls visible. Closest to the viewer, there is dense foliage, including trees and bushes, alongside the ruins of a stone wall. The sketch captures a historical architectural scene with fine lines and cross-hatching for texture. Further in the distance, more ruins and trees are visible, leading into rolling hills fading into the background. The color palette is monochromatic, focusing on shades of gray and different pressures of the pencil for contrast and detailed visuals.
Louis-François Cassas, Vue du Chateau de Saconnex, 1780, black chalk on laid paper, mounted on album sheet, Phillips Family Fund, 2006.95.1

Vue du Chateau de Saconnex

Louis-François Cassas · 1780 · black chalk on laid paper, mounted on album sheet ·  Accession ID  2006.95.1
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Voyage Pittoresque de la Grece, Tome Second (part 2)

Pierre Nicolas Rannsonette, Charles Nicolas Varin, Jean-Baptiste Michel, Philippe Triere, Charles Louis Lingée, Jean Antoine Pierron, Heinrich Guttenberg, Jacques-Joseph Coiny, Jean Baptiste Liénard, Jean Mathieu, Jean-Baptiste Blaise Simonet, Francois-Robert Ingouf, Louis-Michel Halbou, Marie-Gabriel-August-Florent, Comte de Choiseul-Gouffier · published 1782/1822 · 1 vol: ill: engraved title by Schroeder after Choiseul-Gouffier, engraved port. by M.F. Dien after Louis-Leopold Boilly plus 125 etching and engravings (48 are 4 to a page, 42 are 3 to a page, 22 are 2 to a page, 6 full-, 5 double-, versos blank)artists include: Louis-Michel Halbou, Lorieux, Benoist, Ch. Bruneseau, Jacques Joseph Coiny, Heinrich Guttenberg, Louis Joseph Masquelier, J.B. Liénard, P.L. Zeutner, I. Bishop, Debuygne, Helman, François-Robert Ingouf, Charles Louis Lingée, JeanMathieu, Jean-Baptiste Michel, Jean Antoine Pierron, J.B. Racine, Pierre Nicolas Ransonnette, Tardieu, J.-B. Simonet, Philippe Triere, and Charles Nicolas Varin after J.B. Hilair, Jean Michel Moreau, Fauvel, and Louis François Cassas ·  Accession ID  1985.61.474
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Voyage Pittoresque de la Grece, Tome Second

Jean Dambrun, Charles Nicolas Varin, Pierre François Tardieu, Pierre Nicolas Rannsonette, Jean Mathieu, Ambroise Tardieu, Pierre-Philippe Choffard, Louis-Joseph Masquelier, Marie-Gabriel-August-Florent, Comte de Choiseul-Gouffier · published 1782/1822 · 1 vol: ill: engraved title-page vignette plus 34 etching and engravings (12 are printed 3 to a page, 10 are 2 to a page, 5 double-page, rest full-page, versos blank) artists include: Bouclet, Lorieux, Pierre François Tardieu, Jean Mathieu, M.A.Benoist, Doudan, Decquevauvillier, Barnes, Pierre-Philippe Choffard, Jean Dambrun, Degenth, Devilliers, Louis-Joseph Masquilier, Pierre Nicolas Ransonnette, Denys Rousseau, Ambroise Tardieu and Charles Nicolas Varin after Jean Baptiste Hilair, LouisFrançois Cassas, Fauvel, Meunier, F. Kauffer, M. Cousinery ·  Accession ID  1985.61.473