Oil On Panel, Landscape Attributed To Gabriel Perelle

PERELLE Gabriel

Born in 1603 in Vernon-sur-Seine. Died on March 6, 1677 in Paris

. Painter of animated landscapes, landscapes, watercolorist, engraver, draftsman.

Son of a farmer of the Duke of Vieuveille, he entered, as a valet, with the Duke who noticed his taste for drawing, took him under his wing and gave him Daniel Rabel as a master.
Following this training he worked in the studio of Simon Vouet.

He also became a great engraver after the drawings of Poussin, Asselyn, Paul Bril, Silvestre.

"He showed equal talent as a draftsman and engraver, painting landscapes, views in considerable number. He was inspired in his compositions by Claude Lorrain, Francisque Millet, but he retained a personal style that makes his prints recognizable at first glance."