8 Jun 2018
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| Marine Lithographs by Explorer-Artist Lebreton | |
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Today, World Oceans Day, let us all set sail with La Marine au XIXe siècle (Paris, Langlumé [c.1855]), a very rare suite of marine lithographs by Louis Lebreton (1818-1866), an artist from the charming port town of Douarnenez, in Brittany (as you may have guessed, judging from his surname!)
Praised for the accuracy of his representation of sailing life and boats, Lebreton mastered his trade as an artist on board the Astrolabe, the vessel commanded by the great navigator and explorer Dumont d'Urvil, his uncle. Godspeed to you all, fellow booklovers, illustration lovers and ocean lovers!  |
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| posted by Benjamin at 17:11 | comments [0] | |
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