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Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros - Gezelschap aan boord van schip l’Heureuse Marianne

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

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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Gezicht op het voorgebergte Pausilype met oude paleis van koningin Jeanne en platteland van Sannazar vanaf het balkon van de herberg

Gezicht op het voorgebergte Pausilype met oude paleis van koningin Jeanne en platteland van Sannazar vanaf het balkon van de herberg (1778)

Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (Swiss, 1748–1810)
Interior of the Baths at Caracalla

Interior of the Baths at Caracalla (ca. 1780)

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Rots en stad Scilla in de regio Calabrië gezien vanaf zee aan de noordkant

Rots en stad Scilla in de regio Calabrië gezien vanaf zee aan de noordkant (1778)

Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (Swiss, 1748–1810)
Gezicht op ruïne, zogenaamde Castel Vecchio, te Avellino

Gezicht op ruïne, zogenaamde Castel Vecchio, te Avellino (1778)

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Exterieur van grot Santa Maria Capella

Exterieur van grot Santa Maria Capella (1778)

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Ruïne van Castor en Pollux tempel binnen muren van oude Agrigento

Ruïne van Castor en Pollux tempel binnen muren van oude Agrigento (1778)

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Rots en stad Scilla in de regio Calabrië aan de oostkust

Rots en stad Scilla in de regio Calabrië aan de oostkust (1778)

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Klederdrachten van eiland Gozo

Klederdrachten van eiland Gozo (1778)

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Westgevel van tempel van Juno Lucina

Westgevel van tempel van Juno Lucina (1778)

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Nieuwe vestingsgracht van de vestingwerken in Tarente

Nieuwe vestingsgracht van de vestingwerken in Tarente (1778)

Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (Swiss, 1748–1810)
Koraalvissers voor de kust van Sicilië ter hoogte van Terra Nuova

Koraalvissers voor de kust van Sicilië ter hoogte van Terra Nuova (1778)

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

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Oude sarcofaag als fontein in Messina

Oude sarcofaag als fontein in Messina (1778)

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Tuinhuis van de Jardin du Grand Maître uittorend boven de haven met galei schepen op Malta

Tuinhuis van de Jardin du Grand Maître uittorend boven de haven met galei schepen op Malta (1778)

Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (Swiss, 1748–1810)
Gezicht op de zoutpannen van Trapani

Gezicht op de zoutpannen van Trapani (1778)

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