Stanislas Henri Benoît Darondeau (1807-1841)

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Stanislas Henri Benoît Darondeau (1807-1841)

Le Corcovado, Rio Janeiro; Nossa Senora de la Gloria, Environs de Rio Janeiro; Eglise et Rue de La Lapa, à Rio Janeiro; Aqueduc à Rio Janeiro; Vue prise à San Domingo, Environs de Rio Janeiro; and Fontaine à San Domingo, Environs de Rio Janeiro
the first signed and dated 'B. Darondeau 1836', inscribed 'La gloria. pris du mouillage de Rio anaro 1836' on the reverse, watercolour; the others all signed 'B. Darondeau', one inscribed 'Rio Janeiro', all inscribed as titles on the mounts, brown wash
10 13/16 x 8 5/16in. (27.5 x 21.1cm.) and smaller (6)

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Darondeau served on La Bonite as a hydrographic engineer on her circumnavigation of 1836-7. Another group of works by him from this voyage are in the Assunçao Collection, Montevideo. Lauvergne and Fisquet were the official draughtmen on the voyage. For a brief biography of Darondeau see V. Gesualdo, Enciclopedia del Arte en America, III, Buenos Aires, 1968, Biografias I

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