Description:
Watercolor with white gouache highlights. 46.4 x 64.2 cm. Monogrammed at the bottom right with a double T topped with a count's crown (Turpin de Crissé's usual signature) and dated 1846. Framed.Lancelot-Théodore Turpin de Crissé (1782-1859) spent part of his childhood in Anjou, at the Château d'Angrie, owned by the Viscountess de Turpin. He traveled to Italy and Switzerland under the protection of his godfather, Count de Choiseul-Couffier. Upon his return, he was approached by the imperial family, who bought paintings from him. Turpin de Crissé first exhibited at the Salon in 1806, receiving a gold medal as a landscape painter. In 1810, he was appointed chamberlain to Empress Joséphine. Between 1806 and 1835, he produced numerous works, primarily oil paintings and small watercolors. Large watercolors by Turpin de Crissé are rare. The one here depicts the Renaissance Loges facade of the Château de Blois during its restoration.
The Château de Blois, a former residence of the French kings and… Read More
