Claude Michel Hamon Duplessis, Landscapes, 1790, Oil on Board Paintings, Set of 2

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Claude michel hamon duplessis (active in versailles from 1791 to 1799)
signed lower right and lower left, "m. H. Duplessis’’

… Read more Claude michel hamon duplessis (active in versailles from 1791 to 1799)
signed lower right and lower left, "m. H. Duplessis’’

pair of paintings
knight near an inn / camp with tent and travelers

oil on panel (27 x 37 cm - framed 55 x 45 cm)

provenance: christie's, paris, auction 14/09/2016, lot 50, estimate €6,000 - €8,000

this is a pair of landscapes with figures of knights and travelers, executed in oil on panel, signed by the painter claude michel hamon duplessis, active mainly in paris around the second half of the 18th century and specifically in versailles from 1790 to 1799.

one painting depicts a distinguished knight, wearing a bright red cloak and riding a white horse, stopping near an inn. He points with his hand to a building in distance, perhaps the place he is headed, as if asking the woman and child for directions.

the second painting shows two tents in a landscape; one of them, with a hanging wreath, is identified as a typical camp inn, used to entertain and supply the knights. Opposite, three men are unloading food from a wagon, and to the side are empty supply baskets, with peasants and their livestock.

the brilliant color quality, the careful and fluid application, the richness of detail, and the smoothness of the painted surface of these excellently preserved works are typical of duplessis's finest works. Specializing in scenes of this kind, often featuring knights, soldiers, or travelers stopping by, the artist's style, with its italianate influence, is also influenced by flemish examples, a blend that was very popular in 18th-century paris.

his works are remarkably elegant, and his compositions particularly reflect the influence of philips wouwerman (haarlem, 1619–1668), as evidenced by his catalogue raisonné; see, for example, those preserved at the hermitage museum in st. Petersburg (cf. B. Schumacher, philips wouwermans (1619–1668), the horse painter of the golden age, doornspijk 2006, no. A 459, vol. 2, fig. 72).

works by the painter are held in the french museums of besançon (outskirts of a camp) and bayeux (on the banks of a flanders canal).

additional information:

the works are sold complete with two attractive wooden frames and come with a certificate of authenticity and an iconographic . This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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