Design for the decoration of the stern of Le Foudroyant
Drawing
about 1693 (made)
about 1693 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Le Foudroyant [The Thunderer] was the fourth ship of that name and was launched on 14 November 1693 at Brest. Presumably the inscription refers to the subsequent fitting-out and decoration. Hubert Champy Desclouzeaux was the `intendant' of the harbour at Brest and customarily sent Bérain plans of the ships that were to be decorated.
Object details
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| Title | Design for the decoration of the stern of Le Foudroyant (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen, black ink and grey wash on paper |
| Brief description | Design for the decoration of the stern of Le Foudroyant, about 1693. Jean Bérain, 1640-1771. |
| Physical description | A design showing the stern of a ship decorated with the figure of Jupiter with eagle and thunderbolt, male terms, and baroque ornament, with gun ports open |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed in brown ink Le Foudroyant Inscribed on back with title [twice] and Baty a Brest en 1694 Desclouzeaux |
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| Summary | Le Foudroyant [The Thunderer] was the fourth ship of that name and was launched on 14 November 1693 at Brest. Presumably the inscription refers to the subsequent fitting-out and decoration. Hubert Champy Desclouzeaux was the `intendant' of the harbour at Brest and customarily sent Bérain plans of the ships that were to be decorated. |
| Bibliographic reference | Peter Fuhring Design into Art Drawings for Architecture and Ornament The Lodewijk Houthakker Collection. 1989, Vol. I, cat. 733 pp. 446-7 |
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| Accession number | E.1943-1991 |
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| Record created | February 28, 2008 |
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