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ASIA
(LOTS 181-206)
AUGUSTE BORGET (Lots 181-187, 226, 262-264 and 399)
A pupil of Jean-Antoine Gudin and a close friend of Honoré de Balzac, Borget undertook a journey around the world in 1836, travelling through South America before reaching the China coast in August 1838. In the autumn of 1838, William Prinsep went sketching with Borget in Macao, remarking that he found the Frenchman's portfolio 'rich with scenes from South America, Sandwich Islands and China, and he was a pleasant fellow into the bargain'. In July 1839 Borget visited Manila, then sailed for India via Singapore and the Straits of Malacca, returning to Paris in the summer of 1840.
Auguste Borget (1809-1877)
Macao - three sketches
Details
Auguste Borget (1809-1877)
Macao - three sketches
one dated '11 7bre 1838' (lower right)
two pencil on paper, one pencil, pen, brush and sepia ink on paper
unframed
7¼ x 11¼in. (18.3 x 28.5cm.) and smaller (3)
Macao - three sketches
one dated '11 7bre 1838' (lower right)
two pencil on paper, one pencil, pen, brush and sepia ink on paper
unframed
7¼ x 11¼in. (18.3 x 28.5cm.) and smaller (3)
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