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Charles-François Daubigny (French, 1817–1878)
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Charles-François Daubigny (French, 1817–1878)

Vue de Château Gaillard

Closed31 October 2017

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Charles-François Daubigny (French, 1817–1878)
Vue de Château Gaillard
signed and dated 'Daubigny 1867' (lower left)
oil on panel
15 7/8 x 27 in. (40.3 x 68.6 cm.)

Comte de Lambertye, probaby Emmanuel, Comte de Lambertye (1806-1888), Estivareilles, France.
His sale; Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 17 December 1868. no. 6, as Château Gaillard.
Eliza Blakeney Musard, (d. 1879), Paris.
Her sale; Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 2 July 1879, no. 18.
Christian A. Herter Jr. (1918-2007), Washington. D.C.
By descent to the present owner.

Specialist note

Château Gaillard is a ruined medieval castle located above the commune of Les Andelys overlooking the Seine in Normandy. Construction of the castle began in 1196 under Richard the Lionheart, King of England and Duke of Normandy.

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from François Delestre and will be included in his forthcoming supplement to the Charles-François Daubigny catalogue raisonné.