Eugene Blery's engravings of Nemours
Creation: 1851 Creation: 1870Abstract
Eugene Blery (1805-1887) was a French artist, engraver and lithographer. This collection contains two etchings of pastoral views of Nemours in Normany, France. One depicts the French ancestral home of the du Pont family.
Dates
- Creation: 1851
- Creation: 1870
Creator
- Blery, Eugene, 1805-1887 (Person)
Extent
2 item(s)
Physical Description
1 print : etching, b&w ; image 7.5 x 11.5 in., on sheet 13 x 19 in. 1 print : etching, b&w ; image 7.5 x 11.5 in., on sheet 12.5 x 15 in.
Biographical Note
Eugene Blery (1805-1887) was a French artist, engraver and lithographer. He printed all of his own artwork which focused on landscapes. The Montalivet family supported Blery. He was recognized and honored during his lifetime for his artwork. He also was mentor to the great artist Charles Meyron (1821-1868).
Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) was an economist, diplomat, and enterepreneur and the patriarch of the family who established the DuPont Company. Oringinally from Paris, he lived in Nemours with his wife and two sons. Pierre Samuel du Pont was a member of parliament for Nemours. During the French Revolution he supported King Louis XVI (1754-1793) and after enduring many hardships, du Pont de Nemours emigrated to the United States with his family in 1799. In 1802 his son, Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834), established a black powder manufactory in Delaware.
Scope and Content
This collection contains two etchings of pastoral views of Nemours in Normany, France. One is a landscape which shows the du Pont chateau and a bridge in the center with trees in the right foreground; and two men on the banks of the Loire River in the center foreground. The chateau illustrated was the French ancestral home of the du Pont family. The second landscape shows a different view of the bridge and buildings along the Loire River, including a church.
Location
DF 19
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in the Louvre Museum collection [?]. Copies embossed; "Musee de Louvre chalcographie."
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Eugene Blery's engravings of Nemours
- Date:
- 2014
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
