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Gaspard Duché de Vancy collection, 1797
Overview of the Collection
- Artist
- Duché de Vancy, Gaspard, 1756-1788
- Title
- Gaspard Duché de Vancy collection
- Dates
- 179717971797
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (1 oversize folder in shared box)
- Collection Number
- Mss 5137
- Summary
- Collection includes two engravings from "Atlas du Voyage de la Pérouse," part of "Voyage de La Pérouse autour du Monde," a compilation of findings of the Jean-François de Galaup La Pérouse expedition. Titles are in French. The engravings are Plate No. 53, "Tombeaux de la baie de Castries" and Plate No. 54, "Costumes des habitans de la baie de Castries."
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- French
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Gaspard Duché de Vancy was a French artist of the 18th century. He grew up in Vienna and exhibited not only at Paris's Salon of Young Artists (1781) but also at London's Royal Academy (1784). He was taken on as the official artist of the La Pérouse expedition, on which he disappeared.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection includes two engravings from "Atlas du Voyage de la Pérouse," part of "Voyage de La Pérouse autour du Monde," a compilation of findings of the Jean-François de Galaup La Pérouse expedition. Titles are in French. The engravings are Plate No. 53, "Tombeaux de la baie de Castries" (Tombs of Castries Bay), depicting a scene in eastern Russia, 40 x 57.3 cm; and Plate No. 54, "Costumes des habitans de la baie de Castries" (Costume of the inhabitants of Castries Bay), depicting adults and children around a fire inside a dwelling, 40 x 57.3 cm.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Gaspard Duché de Vancy collection, Mss 5137, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Geographical Names
- Russia--Pictorial works
Form or Genre Terms
- engravings (prints)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Aubert, L. (engraver)
- Dennel (engraver)
- La Pérouse, Jean-François de Galaup, comte de, 1741-1788
- Masquelier, Louis-Joseph, 1741-1811 (engraver)
- Moreau, Jean Michel, 1741-1814
