Garneray, Ambroise Louis
Garneray, Ambroise Louis
Vue du Port de la Havane
Aguatint, contemporary hand coloured
Paris , chez Hocquart, c. 1833
Garneray, son of the painter Jean Francios, joined the French navy in 1796, was captured by the English in 1806. He spent the next 8 years in UK prisons. After his release he became a professional painter, like his father. In 1833 he became director of a museum in Rouen, France, and one of the pioneers of the aquatint technology. A peintre official de la Marine he completed views of most known French harbours and also 40 views of foreign harbours. Ours is one of them.
The image of Havana is finely detailed and a flawless example