Tirpenne, Jean Louis (sold)
Jean Louis Tirpenne (August 26, 1801 - January 17, 1867) was a French-German painter, lithographer, and dramatist active in Paris in the mid-19th century. Tirpenne was born in Hamburg, Germany. He studied painting under Boutron. Tirpenne contributed to the lithographic work associated with the Auguste-Nicolas Vaillant (1793 - 1858) circumnavigation, particularly with regard to the work's views of Singapore. He died in Paris in 1867.
Bustling Montevideo.
Montevideo Vue Prise du Port. / Montevideo Vista tomada del Puerto.
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This brilliant, evocative, and rare lithograph view of Montevideo, Uruguay, was printed in 1859 by Laurens Tirpenne, from a painting by French artist Henri Berthet. The view emphasizes the ferocity of the Rio de la Plata, the activity and importance of the port, and the increasing modernity of Montevideo itself. (more details)