Lauvergne, Barthélemy
Barthélemy Lauvergne (July 4, 1805 - November 15, 1871) was a French painter, maritime, and landscape artist active throughout the middle years of the 19th century. Lauvergne was born in Tulon and mastered drawing under Pierre Letuaire (1798 - 1885). He was immediately drawn the exotic and began to travel son after reaching adulthood - circumnavigating the world three times. He first accompanied the French naval officer Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville (1790 - 1842) onboard the L'Astrolabe (1826 - 1829), then Cyrille Pierre Théodore Laplace (1793 - 1875) on La Favorite (1830 - 1832), and finally Auguste-Nicolas Vaillant (1793 - 1858) La Bonite (1836 - 1837). He also participated as an artist on Arctic voyages to Iceland, Spitzbergen, Finland, and Norway. In February of 1841 he was appointed to the Dépôt des Cartes et Plans de la Marine, where with government sponsorship, he published hundreds of finely lithographed images from his voyages - creating unique visual record of cultural interactions between European explorers and indigenous peoples. He painted a portrait of Napoleon III in 1851. Lauvergne retired to his hometown, Toulon, in 1863, and died 8 years later in 1871.
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Vue Prise a Sincapour.
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One of the earliest obtainable views of Singapore, this c. 1840 image was drawn by Barthélemy Lauvergne. The 2-color chromolithograph view likely looks east along Singapore River with the old bridge on South Bridge Road at center. Beyond, Battery Point with a hint of fortifications is evident. The low water level and dock extending into empty space underscores that this view was done during the dry season. The Chinese Campong is on the right - note the Chinese characters above the door.
Lauvergne was one of several artists accompanying the 1836 - 1837 Auguste-Nicolas Vaillant (1793 - 1858) circumnavigation. The scientific expedition arrived in Singapore on February 17, 1837 and stayed through February 23rd. It is safe to assume that Lauvergne sketched this view during the expedition's brief stay. (more details)
Lauvergne was one of several artists accompanying the 1836 - 1837 Auguste-Nicolas Vaillant (1793 - 1858) circumnavigation. The scientific expedition arrived in Singapore on February 17, 1837 and stayed through February 23rd. It is safe to assume that Lauvergne sketched this view during the expedition's brief stay. (more details)
One of the earliest illustrations of a lūʻau.
Scene De Danse Aux Iles Sandwich / [Dance Scene in the Sandwich Islands].
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This c. 1845 chromolithograph Lauvergne view is one of the earliest representations of a Hawaiian lūʻau (luau). Hawaiians dance and feast while a crowd including crewmembers of the French ship La Bonite observe. The view was sketched by Barthélémy Lauvergne, one of the resident artists on the Bonite Expedition (1836 -1837), a French scientific and diplomatic circumnavigation. (more details)
Dramatization of ships on the Hawaiian coast during the 'Bonite Expedition.'
Echouage aux Iles Sandwich / [Stranding in the Sandwich Islands].
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This is a c. 1845 chromolithograph Lauvergne view of ships off the Hawaii (Sandwich Islands) coast. The view was sketched by Barthélémy Lauvergne, one of the resident artists on the Bonite Expedition (1836 -1837), a French scientific and diplomatic circumnavigation. (more details)
Victorian pastoral aesthetics in the tropics.
Environs de Sincapour.
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This is a rare c. 1845 chromolithograph of the countryside of Singapore in the early days of British rule by Barthélémy Lauvergne, one of the resident artists on the Bonite Expedition (1836 -1837), a French scientific and diplomatic circumnavigation. (more details)
A pleasant pastoral view of early Singapore.
Environs de Sincapour, Détroit de Malacca.
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This is a rare c. 1845 chromolithograph of a rural scene in the early days of British Singapore by Barthélémy Lauvergne, one of the resident artists on the Bonite Expedition (1836 - 1837), a French scientific and diplomatic circumnavigation. (more details)