Lot 175
  • 175

Raymond Auguste Quinsac Monvoisin

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
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Description

  • Raymond Auguste Quinsac Monvoisin
  • Le départ du prince de Joinville pour la marine
  • Huile sur toile
  • 73,5 x 92,5cm ; 28 7/8 by 36 3/8 in

Exhibited

Le Prince de Joinville et la marine de son temps, Musée de la Marine, Paris, novembre 1953 - février 1954, p. 16 A13;
Louis-Philippe, l'homme et le roi, Archives Nationales, Paris, octobre 1974 - février 1975, p. 73 n° 277, reproduit p. 75 (dimensions avec cadre);
Berryer et son temps, Palais de Justice, Paris, avril - mai 1969, p. 32, n°90

Condition

Good general condition. Original canvas from Vallé et Bourniche. A small patch on the back of the canvas stabilizes a tear in the upper right part of the composition, of about 4cm. Under UV light, small retouches are scattered on the surface, especially in costumes and hair. Just above the tear, small old scratches appear to have been retored.
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Catalogue Note

Au printemps 1831, à l'âge de 12 ans, le prince de Joinville s'apprête à partir comme pilotin volontaire sur la frégate l'Artémise dans le but de faire carrière dans la marine. Capitaine de frégate à vingt ans, contre-amiral à vingt-cinq ans, il se révéla un excellent marin et contribua à faire triompher l'usage de la machine à vapeur dans la marine française.

Monvoisin représente le moment où Joinville fait ses adieux à sa famille, qu'il n'avait jamais quittée, en présence de son précepteur M. Trognon, chargé de veiller sur le prince.

In spring 1831, aged twelve, the prince de Joinville is about to leave on the ship Artémise. Promoted captain at twenty years old and rear admiral at twenty five, he was a real asset to the French marine corps. He encouraged the use of steam engines in warfare and contributed to its development.