On the Seine near Mantes is an 1825 landscape painting by the British artist Richard Parkes Bonington.[1][2][3] Bonington settled in France and painted a number of views of France and Italy. His romantic landscapes enjoyed critical success before his death from consumption at the age of twenty five.
| On the Seine near Mantes | |
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| Artist | Richard Parkes Bonington |
| Year | 1825 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, landscape |
| Dimensions | 51 cm × 65 cm (20 in × 26 in) |
| Location | Wallace Collection, London |
This painting depicts a view of the River Seine near Mantes-la-Jolie around thirty miles from the capital Paris. In the distance can be seen Notre Dame de Mantes and the fourteenth century tower of the Saint-Maclou Church. Today the work is in the Wallace Collection in London, having veen acquired by the Marquess of Hertford in 1860.[4]
References
edit- ^ Cormack p 50
- ^ Pointon p.151
- ^ Duffy p. 40
- ^ https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/on-the-seine-near-mantes-209354
Bibliography
edit- Cormack, Malcolm. Bonnington. Phaidon Press, 1989.
- Duffy, Stephen. Richard Parkes Bonington. Wallace Collection, 2009.
- Pointon, Marcia R. Bonington, Francia & Wyld. Bradford, 1985
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