LIST ON EBAY 29,5 x 39 cm Антикварная гравюра «Порт Марселя, вид со стороны старого Арсенала» (Le Port de Marseille Vu de l'ancien Arsenal). Гравюра является частью знаменитой серии видов французских портов, созданной во второй половине XVIII века. Художник (рисовальщик): Николя Озанн (Nicolas Ozanne, 1728–1811), известный французский морской художник. Гравёр: Ив-Мари Ле Гуаз (Yves-Marie Le Gouaz, 1742–1816). Дата: 1776 год. Серия гравюр была выполнена по заказу короля Людовика XVI (в нижней части листа виден герб Франции и надпись «destinйs pour le Roi en 1776»). На гравюре детально изображена оживленная жизнь старого порта Марселя. На переднем плане видны портовые рабочие, торговцы и горожане, занимающиеся повседневными делами среди бочек и грузов. В центре композиции открывается вид на акваторию порта с парусными судами различных типов, уходящими к горизонту. Подобные гравюры представляют историческую ценность и часто встречаются в коллекциях музеев (например, в Национальной библиотеке Франции) OLD PORT OF MARSEILLE FRANCE 1780 OZANNE UNUSUAL ANTIQUE COPPER ENGRAVED VIEW ANTIQUE COOPER ENGRAVED VIEW OF OLD PORT OF MARSEILLE Condition: --not specified Ended: Oct 07, 2023 21:59:33 PDT Winning bid: US $23.05 MARTINIQUE FOERT ROYAL 1675 VAN DEN BOS UNUSUAL ANTIQUE COPPER ENGRAVED VIEW Description Le port de Marseille Vu de l'ancien Arsenal. Description: Striking and highly detailed fine unusual 1780 approx. original copper engraved view of the Old Port of Marseille, France. Shows the city with his buildings, town walls, harbour and surrounding landscape. Several inhabitants and sailing ships adorn the map. Date: 1780 approx. ( undated ) Dimension: Paper size approx.: cm 33,5 x 25,3 Condition: Very strong and dark impression on good paper. paper with chains. Map uncolored. Corners partially missing. Small foxing and browning. Conditions are as you can see in the images. Artists: Nicolas-Marie Ozanne (12 January 1728 – 5 January 1811) was a naval engineer and marine artist, author of a naval treatise and creator of a series of 60 views of the ports of France. His work witnesses to the French Navy of his time, particularly the Ponant (western) fleet. Ozanne was born in Brest, France. His drawing skills were recognised at a very early age and aged only 10 he was given a place in the studio of Robelin, a drawing master in the gardes de la marine, becoming his assistant in 1742. There he was talent-spotted by Bigot de la Mothe, who had him draw plans for coastal gun batteries. He was only 16 when his father died. Nicolas-Marie then took on his brothers and sisters to his care as engravers to give them a livelihood; his sister Marie-Йlisabeth also took up pastels. He was then spotted by Duhamel du Monceau, who recommended him to Antoine Louis Rouillй – Ozanne then illustrated several works by Duhamel, with whom he was friends. In 1750, Nicolas Ozanne succeeded Robelin as professor of drawing. In 1751, Rouillй employed him to produce ship designs then engravings of Louis XIV's trip to Havre in 1749. He was admitted as an assistant-member of the Acadйmie de Marine and in 1757 made a naval artist at the Palace of Versailles. In 1762 he was given a role in the military geographers' department and at this time was also put in charge of educating the Dauphin's children in naval matters, contributing to the future Louis XVI's interest in the sea. In 1766, he designed the yacht Aurore for a scientific expedition led by Courtanvaux. Ozanne retired in 1791, living in poverty until his death in Paris aged 82.