Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros

Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros was a Swiss painter, printmaker, etcher and artist (1748–1810). He was born at Moudon and died at Lausanne.

Also recorded as Louis Ducros; Louis Du Cros; Pierre Ducros; Louis Du Croix; Abraham Louis Rudolfe Ducros; Louis DuCroix.

Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros in brief

Born
1748
Died
1810
Known for
painter, printmaker, etcher and artist
Place of birth
Moudon
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Louis Ducros, Louis Du Cros, Pierre Ducros, Louis Du Croix and Abraham Louis Rudolfe Ducros. His recorded language was French. His recorded confession was reformed.

Recognition and collections

Work by Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros is held by Nationalmuseum, Bavarian State Painting Collections and Yale Center for British Art.

Catalogued works

7 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service. Their recorded dates run from 1700 to 1779.

Templum Veneris, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMDrh 516. Villa Medici i Rom, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMDrh 628. Villa Negroni vid Rom, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMDrh 629. "Ruins of the Basilica of Maxentius in the Roman Forum" aka "The Temple of Peace", dated 1779, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.14.141. Landskap med vattenkvarn, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 640/1978. "Grotte auf Malta" 8 figures, held by Munich Central Collecting Point, inventory 11761. A port with Maltese merchants and sailors, the fort of Gaeta beyond, dated 1700.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

Nationalmuseum: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Yale Center for British Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Munich Central Collecting Point: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Ducros, (Abraham-)Louis(-Rodolphe), Oxford Art Online, 2003. Ducros, Abraham Louis Rodolphe, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.

Digitised editions and texts

9 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Franconi, Twirling Flaming Cones — Internet Archive. The Colosseum, Rome — Internet Archive. Interior of the Baths at Caracalla (1780) — Internet Archive. Garden of Palazzo Colonna (1780) — Internet Archive. Villa Borghese (1780) — Internet Archive. Villa Montalto Negroni (1780) — Internet Archive. Villa Farnese (1780) — Internet Archive. Villa Pamphili (1780) — Internet Archive. Arch of Titus (1780) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 6 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1748Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros born at Moudon.
  2. 1779"Ruins of the Basilica of Maxentius in the Roman Forum" aka "The Temple of Peace" (Yale Center for British Art).
  3. 1780Interior of the Baths at Caracalla digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1780Garden of Palazzo Colonna digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1780Villa Borghese digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1780Villa Montalto Negroni digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1810Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros died at Lausanne.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Ducros, (Abraham-)Louis(-Rodolphe), Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Ducros, Abraham Louis Rodolphe, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 6529080-X, Exhibition Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (2003 : Dublin).

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  4. 4.

    Internet Archive, 10 digitised items catalogued under Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  5. 5.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2821803: Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  6. 6.

    “Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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