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Auction 141, Lot 734

"Le Naufrage",

Subject: Prints - Ships

Period: 1800 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
13.5 x 10.5 inches
34.3 x 26.7 cm
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This striking view of a shipwreck was drawn by Taurel and engraved by Dequevauvilliers after a painting by Claude Joseph Vernet. Vernet, a French painter during the 18th century, was best known for his paintings of land and seascapes.

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Condition: A

Wide margins on bright paper with faint soiling in blank margins and a small hole in left blank margin that has been expertly repaired.

Estimate: $70 - $90

Sold for: $50

Closed on 9/5/2012

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