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Louis Ducros

Born in 1748.

Died in 1810.

Louis Ducros distinguished himself as a painter, watercolourist and engraver. His activity took place mainly in Rome and Naples, where he succeeded in capturing the ruins of Antiquity as well as landscapes that were both picturesque and sublime. His work belongs to the pre-Romantic movement, bearing witness to a particular sensitivity to nature and history.

The themes he addressed reveal a fascination with the vestiges of the past and an appreciation of natural beauty, characteristics of his era.

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Louis Ducros — Vue du Panthéon — Image creditsLouis Ducros · Vue du Panthéon · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (Moudon, 1748 - Lausanne, 1810), Swiss engraver and watercolourist
Louis Ducros — « Vue du Panthéon ». Another work by the artist, chosen as a visual connection to the story.
Louis Ducros · Vue du Panthéon · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (Moudon, 1748 - Lausanne, 1810), Swiss engraver and watercolourist
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The print that survived a falling-out

In Rome, Ducros and Jacques Sablet combine their talents for scenes of daily life. The Fried-Food Seller belongs to this enterprise, which ends in a falling-out. Yet the small print preserves their shared work.

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Louis Ducros — Ruines de la basilique de Maxence, Forum romain — Image creditsLouis Ducros · Ruines de la basilique de Maxence, Forum romain · Wikimedia Commons · CC0 · Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros
Louis Ducros — « Ruines de la basilique de Maxence, Forum romain ». Another work by the artist, chosen as a visual connection to the story.
Louis Ducros · Ruines de la basilique de Maxence, Forum romain · Wikimedia Commons · CC0 · Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros
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A watercolour large enough to become a painting

For The Arch of Titus, Ducros pastes several sheets onto a canvas and gives watercolour an unusual scale. The Roman view later joins the holdings purchased by Vaud, contributing to the origins of Lausanne's museum.

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