View of Vesuvius seen from the Ruins of Pompeii

94: View of Vesuvius seen from the Ruins of Pompeii

André Giroux
Paris 1801 - 1879 Paris

2015-S.1: Fondation Custodia
Rights held by: Fondation Custodia, Collection Frits Lugt, Paris

As a student at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, Giroux distinguished himself by winning the Prix de Rome competition in 1825, which afforded him the opportunity to travel extensively through Italy, Austria, and Switzerland. During his extended stay in Rome (1825–1830), he befriended fellow landscape artists Camille Corot, Léon Fleury, and Théodore Caruelle d’Aligny. Giroux also developed a keen interest in photography. Having made his debut at the Paris Salon in 1810, he continued exhibiting there until 1877.

Text written and researched by Michelle Bird National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.

Oil on paper, mounted on canvas
20.7 × 38.8 cm

Created: Circa 1827