Louis Jean Desprez Collection

The Swedish command ship Gustaf III after the Battle of Hogland in 1788, 1794. Creator: Louis Jean Desprez
The Swedish command ship Gustaf III after the Battle of Hogland in 1788, 1794

View of Haga with the observatory in the foreground, about 1790. Creator: Louis Jean Desprez
View of Haga with the observatory in the foreground, about 1790

King Gustav III Attending Christmas Mass in 1783, in St Peter's, Rome. Creator: Louis Jean Desprez
King Gustav III Attending Christmas Mass in 1783, in St Peter's, Rome, Unknown date

Gustavus III Attending Christmas Mass in 1783, in St Peter's, Rome. Creator: Louis Jean Desprez
Gustavus III Attending Christmas Mass in 1783, in St Peter's, Rome, Unknown date

Allegory of the Catholic Church: Plenary Indulgences (Indulgences plénières), c.1790. Creator: Louis Jean Desprez
Allegory of the Catholic Church: Plenary Indulgences (Indulgences plenieres), c.1790. A monumental staircase, flanked by buildings, chapels carved from the rock, and an aqueduct leading to a church

Palazzo of the Villa d'Este in Tivoli, Seen from the Fontana dell'ovato, c.1783-c.1784
Palazzo of the Villa d'Este in Tivoli, Seen from the Fontana dell'Ovato, c.1783-c.1784. People making music and dancing

Eruption of Mt Vesuvius, Seen from the Ponte della Maddalena in Naples, c.1783. Creator: Francesco Piranesi
Eruption of Mt Vesuvius, Seen from the Ponte della Maddalena in Naples, c.1783. The eruption of Mt Vesuvius on 8 August 1779 caused great panic among the Neapolitans

Illumination of the Holy Cross in St. Peter's, 1768-1804. Creator: Francesco Piranesi
Illumination of the Holy Cross in St. Peter's, 1768-1804

The Girandola at the Castel Sant Angelo, late 18th-early 19th century

Ceremony held in the Cappella Paolina, Vatican, 1787. Creator: Francesco Piranesi
Ceremony held in the Cappella Paolina, Vatican, 1787

View of the Portal and Principal Entrance of the Cathedral of Palermo during the Festival of Sta. Rosalia, n.d

Ancient Scene with a Funeral Ceremony for an Actor, ca. 1777. Creator: Louis Jean Desprez
Ancient Scene with a Funeral Ceremony for an Actor, ca. 1777

Cloister of the Certosa di San Martino, Naples, ca. 1777-1779. Creator: Louis Jean Desprez
Cloister of the Certosa di San Martino, Naples, ca.1777-1779

Tomb with Sphinx: Funerary Monument with an Owl on a Sarcophagus Supported by Sphinx, c. 1779-84

The Temple of Isis at Pompeii, 1788. Creator: Francesco Piranesi (Italian, 1758-1810)
The Temple of Isis at Pompeii, 1788. Trained as a stage designer and architect, Desprez was a talented watercolourist. He collaborated with Francesco Piranesi--the son of the more celebrated

Procession in a temple. Set design for a theatre play, 18th or early 19th century. Artist: Louis Jean Desprez
Procession in a temple. Set design for a theatre play, 18th or early 19th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Tomb with Death Enthroned as a Sphinx, ca. 1779-84. Creator: Louis Jean Desprez
Tomb with Death Enthroned as a Sphinx, ca. 1779-84

The Capture of Selinus by Hannibal. n. d. Creator: Louis Jean Desprez
The Capture of Selinus by Hannibal.n.d

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