François Debret*(French, 1777-1850)

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François Debret*(French, 1777-1850)

A Train Station in the Outskirts of Paris; A Leisure Park outside Paris; and Three Cottages in a Park

signed and dated 'C.L. Debret 1846.' (2) and with inscription 'Par Ch.Debret' on the mount (1 & 2); black chalk, pen and brown and black ink, watercolor on paper
3¾ x 11½in. (97 x 292mm.); 5 1/8 x 7 7/8in. (130 x 200mm.); and 8¼ x 7¾in. (210 x 196mm.) (3)

來源

From an album assembled by Madame Jacques-Félix Duban (1797-1871) born Debret, to her nephew, Paul Duvivier de Streel, and thence by descent to the present owner.

拍品專文

The first railway line, Lyon-Saint Etienne, was created in France in 1828 and opened four years later. In the following years small lines linking Paris to small neighbouring cities were created. In 1842 a law was voted to link Paris to the French frontiers.