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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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Louis Ducros · 5 min read

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.

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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Louis Ducros · 5 min read

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.