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Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros

Swiss, 1748–1810
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Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros was a Swiss painter, watercolourist and engraver, and was a main figure in the 'pre-romantic' movement.

Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe was the son of a drawing master at Yverdon College. He was born in Moudon and came to Geneva in 1769, to study under Nicolas-Henri-Joseph de Fassin. He subsequently left for Italy, and established himself in Rome at the end of 1776. In March 1778, he was employed by two Dutch noblemen to accompany them on a four-month voyage to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and Malta where he created close to three hundred watercolours (held currently by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam).

He stayed in Rome from 1777 to 1793 as a landscape painter. In collaboration with the engraver Giovanni Volpato, he published in 1780 twenty-four engravings depicting views of Rome and its surroundings. In 1782, he received a commission from Paul Alexandrovitch of Russia for two paintings and, in 1782, a commission from Pope Pius VI. In 1784, Gustav III of Sweden was his largest purchaser. But his primary commissioners were still English noblemen on the Grand Tour of Europe, for example Sir Richard Colt Hoare, Milford Hervey, and Lord Breadalbane.

The unrest arising from the French Revolution led to the expulsion of many French from the Papal States. Ducros, considered a Jacobin, was expelled in 1793; he subsequently settled in Abruzzo, then in Naples until 1799, where he created numerous works depicting Campania and Mount Etna. He sold some of his works to William Hamilton and some seascapes to Lord Acton. Ducros came again to Malta in 1800, and here painted views of Valletta for the General Thomas Graham, who had recently conquered the island.

Ducros returned to Switzerland in the summer of 1807, first of all to Nyon, then to Lausanne. In Geneva he was named an honorary member of the Society of Arts in 1807. In Bern, he was named professor of painting at the Academy in 1809, but died, in Lausanne, before being able to assume the post, on 18 February 1810. His landscapes are, for the most part, kept in the Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts in Lausanne and at the English estates of Stourhead and Bramall Hall.

Ducros is notable among watercolourists of his time for his large canvases, limited palette and forceful tones (achieved through application of gum) which allowed his paintings to be hung alongside oils at exhibitions. Ducros sold some of his paintings, including several to Sir Richard Colt Hoare, at whose estate of Stourhead they are still kept. However, he retained the majority of his paintings to use as the basis for engravings, which he sold to 'Grand Tour' travellers.

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The Shore Of A River with boats

The Shore Of A River with boats (1781)

Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (Swiss, 1748–1810)
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The Waterfalls at Tivoli

The Waterfalls at Tivoli (c. 1790)

Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (Swiss, 1748–1810)
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View Of A Villa Beside The Cascades At Tivoli, With Figures Below

View Of A Villa Beside The Cascades At Tivoli, With Figures Below

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The Tomb Of Plautius Lucanus Near The Ponte Lucano

The Tomb Of Plautius Lucanus Near The Ponte Lucano

Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (Swiss, 1748–1810)
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Tivoli, a view of the Temple of the Sibyl

Tivoli, a view of the Temple of the Sibyl (c.1784-1793)

Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (Swiss, 1748–1810)
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The Colosseum, Rome.

The Colosseum, Rome.

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Bootsman aan boord van het schip l’Heureuse Marianne

Bootsman aan boord van het schip l’Heureuse Marianne (1778)

Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (Swiss, 1748–1810)
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Dansende maltezer matrozen

Dansende maltezer matrozen (1778)

Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (Swiss, 1748–1810)
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Figuur in reliëf op tempel van Isis te Pompei

Figuur in reliëf op tempel van Isis te Pompei (1778)

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Gezelschap aan boord van schip l’Heureuse Marianne

Gezelschap aan boord van schip l’Heureuse Marianne (1778)

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Jongen in herberg op Malta

Jongen in herberg op Malta (1778)

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Kadi van de Turkse slaven op Malta

Kadi van de Turkse slaven op Malta (1778)

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Klederdrachten van eiland Gozo

Klederdrachten van eiland Gozo (1778)

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Klederdrachten van eiland Gozo

Klederdrachten van eiland Gozo (1778)

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Klederdrachten van eiland Gozo.

Klederdrachten van eiland Gozo. (1778)

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Klederdrachten van eiland Gozo.

Klederdrachten van eiland Gozo. (1778)

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Klederdrachten van eiland Gozo

Klederdrachten van eiland Gozo (1778)

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Klederdrachten van eiland Gozo

Klederdrachten van eiland Gozo (1778)

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Klederdrachten van het eiland Ghozo

Klederdrachten van het eiland Ghozo (1778)

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Onderhandeling tussen gids van reisgezelschap en muilezeldrijvers met wie zij naar de Etna gaan

Onderhandeling tussen gids van reisgezelschap en muilezeldrijvers met wie zij naar de Etna gaan (1778)

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Oponthoud bij de Grotte delle Capre aan de grens bij Nemorosa en Fredda

Oponthoud bij de Grotte delle Capre aan de grens bij Nemorosa en Fredda (1778)

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Oponthoud bij de Grotte delle Capre aan de grens bij Nemorosa en Fredda

Oponthoud bij de Grotte delle Capre aan de grens bij Nemorosa en Fredda (1778)

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Personen aan boord van het schip l’Heureuse Marianne

Personen aan boord van het schip l’Heureuse Marianne (1778)

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Sicileense man in plaatselijk klederdracht

Sicileense man in plaatselijk klederdracht (1778)

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Smelten van teer te Chiaja, Napels

Smelten van teer te Chiaja, Napels (1778)

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Wasvrouwen van Chiaja te Napels

Wasvrouwen van Chiaja te Napels (1778)

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Zoon van kapitein Erié met viool

Zoon van kapitein Erié met viool (1778)

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Gezicht op Golf van Napels vanaf kade bij kerk Santa Maria del Carmine

Gezicht op Golf van Napels vanaf kade bij kerk Santa Maria del Carmine (1778)

Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (Swiss, 1748–1810)
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Bronzen beeld van keizer op het marktplein van Barletta

Bronzen beeld van keizer op het marktplein van Barletta (1778)

Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (Swiss, 1748–1810)
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Buitenwand van de grot Oreille de Denys

Buitenwand van de grot Oreille de Denys (1778)

Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (Swiss, 1748–1810)
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