BONINGTON, Richard Parkes
(b. 1802, Arnold, d. 1828, London)

Water Basin at Versailles

c. 1826
Oil on canvas, 43 x 54 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris

Bonnington was principally a watercolorist and lithographer, one of a loose association of English and French artists in Paris. His work was prized for its light touch and spontaneity, and also for its brightness. Water Basin at Versailles is a fine example.




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