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Jacques-Laurent Agasse 1767-1849
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- Jacques-Laurent Agasse
- A mail coach on a road
- signed with initials l.l.: JLA
- oil on panel
Literature
Probably Sir Walter Gilbey, Bt., Animal Painters of England, Vol.III, 1911, p.15 (listed under 1819 in the account books)
Catalogue Note
Agasse was born into a family of wealthy gold and silversmiths, one of the many dynastic oligarchies which which governed 18th Century Geneva. He sketched as a child at the country estate near Crévin where his love for horses and livestock was born and nurtured.
He received his initial training from the animal and landscape painter Daniel Huber (1754-1829) before studying at the École du Calabri and then under David in Paris. His intricate knowledge and study of equine anatomy means he is often referred to as the 'Swiss Stubbs'.
He received his initial training from the animal and landscape painter Daniel Huber (1754-1829) before studying at the École du Calabri and then under David in Paris. His intricate knowledge and study of equine anatomy means he is often referred to as the 'Swiss Stubbs'.