Landscape with Travelers

Artist Nicolas Antoine Taunay (French, 1755–1830)

Datelate 18th–early 19th century

Mediumoil on panel

Dimensionspanel: 17 × 13.2 cm (6 11/16 × 5 3/16 in.)
framed: 28.7 × 25.4 × 5.1 cm (11 5/16 × 10 × 2 in.)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineGift from the estate of Robert W. Stoddard

Terms

Object number1999.66

Label TextBorn in Paris, Taunay began his artistic education there as a teenager. Among other leading French artists active at the time, he studied with Nicolas-Guy Brenet, whose work is also in this gallery. Taunay specialized in landscape. This scene was likely painted after his three-year sojourn in Rome, where he studied at the French Academy there: the golden light and strong modeling of the figures have an Italianate quality.ProvenancePrivate collection, Switzerland; Charles Roelofz, Amsterdam, 1984; Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Stoddard, Worcester, MA 1984-1998

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