Jean-jacques François Taurel (1757-1832) Artists Landing At Paestum

Jean-Jacques François Taurel (1757-1832) Artists Landing at Paestum, 1826, pen and brown ink drawing, 15 x 13 cm, monogrammed and dated 1826 lower left. 19th-century giltwood frame. Framed dimensions 32 x 28 cm.
         This drawing relates to the painting held at the Musée de la Révolution in Vizille: Artists Approaching Paestum by Sea,  .
Jean-Jacques François Taurel was born in 1757 in Toulon. He was a student of Doyen. He was a marine painter working for the French fleet, close to Henri d'Arles. He exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1795 to 1817 and primarily celebrated the exploits of the French armies. These works were lithographed by Engelman and Langlumé. The Versailles museum holds his: The entry of the French army into Naples on January 21, 1799, and that of Bernay, Fire at Toulon.