Nicolas-Antoine Taunay

Nicolas-Antoine Taunay was a French painter and teacher (1755–1830). He was born at Paris.

Also recorded as M. Tonnay; Nicolas Antoine Taunay; Toney; Tonay; Nicolau Antônio Taunay; Tonnai.

Nicolas-Antoine Taunay in brief

Born
1755
Died
1830
Known for
painter and teacher
Place of birth
Paris
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings M. Tonnay, Nicolas Antoine Taunay, Toney, Tonay and Nicolau Antônio Taunay. His recorded language was French.

Formation and teaching

Nicolas-Antoine Taunay studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. He trained under Nicolas Bernard Lépicié, Nicolas-Guy Brenet, Francesco Giuseppe Casanova and François-Bernard Lépicié.

As a teacher, Nicolas-Antoine Taunay is recorded in connection with Georges Michel. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Work and production

Works recorded as notable number 2: Entry of the French army in Munich and View of the Road of Quebra Chángala in the Alto da Boa Vista. His recorded genre is portrait.

Recognition and collections

Work by Nicolas-Antoine Taunay is held by Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Musée de l'Histoire de France and The Ema Klabin House Museum.

Identity

What the record establishes about Nicolas-Antoine Taunay.

Installation d'une statue de la République by Nicolas-Antoine Taunay is dated 1793 and held by Museum of the French Revolution (inventory 2004.5). Héroïsme des marins du vaisseau Le Vengeur commandés par le capitaine Renaudin is dated 1795 and held by Palace of Versailles (inventory RF 1209). View of the Road of Quebra Chángala in the Alto da Boa Vista is dated 1816 and held by Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros. Dona Carlota Joaquina, wife of King Dom João VI of Portugal, Brazil and Algarves is dated 1817 and held by Palace of Queluz. Cimabue and Giotto is dated 1808 and held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/61d9fe621ccbe4279a4918346a355860. Landscape with a Ruin and Peasants is catalogued and held by Philadelphia Museum of Art (inventory 1971-169-2).

Landscape with an Aqueduct is dated 1810 and held by Los Angeles County Museum of Art (inventory 58.47.2). Concert in the Palais Royal is catalogued and held by Munich Central Collecting Point (inventory 399/8). Coast Scene, Rio de Janeiro is dated 1817 and held by Victoria and Albert Museum (inventory 1612-1869). Entry of the French army in Munich is dated 1830 and held by Palace of Versailles (inventory AC 2507). Portrait of the Marquise of Belas is dated 1816 and held by Pinacoteca de São Paulo (inventory 7386). Portrait of Gerard van Spaendonck is dated 1813 and held by Noordbrabants Museum (inventory 12675).

Study for the Consecration of Dom Pedro I is dated 1828 and held by Museu Nacional de Belas Artes. Landscape with Shepherds is catalogued and held by The Ema Klabin House Museum (inventory M-0795). Portrait of Théodore Taunay as a child is dated 1800 and held by Museu Nacional de Belas Artes. Henry IV and his Suite Hunting is dated 1804 and held by Hermitage Museum (inventory ГЭ-5464). Infanta Maria da Assunção of Portugal (1805-1834) is dated 1820 and held by Palace of Queluz. The Show (La Parade) is dated 1785 and held by Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1973.313).

Triumph of the Guillotine is catalogued and held by Hermitage Museum (inventory ГЭ-10234). Portrait of the servant Jeanneton is dated 1813 and held by Museu Nacional de Belas Artes. Portrait of Félix-Émile Taunay is dated 1805 and held by Museu Nacional de Belas Artes. Moses rescued from the water is dated 1827 and held by Museu Nacional de Belas Artes.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Nicolas-Antoine Taunay may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Nicolas-Antoine Taunay is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q3339947.

Catalogued works

33 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service. Their recorded dates run from 1776 to 1830.

Entry of the French army in Munich, dated 1830, held by Palace of Versailles, inventory AC 2507. The Billiard Room, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1982.60.49. The Show (La Parade), dated 1785, held by Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1973.313. Landscape with a Ruin and Peasants, held by Philadelphia Museum of Art, inventory 1971-169-2. Landscape with Horsemen, held by Philadelphia Museum of Art, inventory 1971-169-1. Landscape with an Aqueduct, dated 1810, held by Los Angeles County Museum of Art, inventory 58.47.2. Henry IV and his Suite Hunting, dated 1804, held by Hermitage Museum, inventory ГЭ-5464. Country Landscape, dated 1776, held by Hermitage Museum, inventory ГЭ-1304. Mountain Landscape, dated 1776, held by Hermitage Museum, inventory ГЭ-1305. Portrait of Gerard van Spaendonck, dated 1813, held by Noordbrabants Museum, inventory 12675. Triumph of the Guillotine, held by Hermitage Museum, inventory ГЭ-10234. Portrait of the Marquise of Belas, dated 1816, held by Pinacoteca de São Paulo, inventory 7386. Héroïsme des marins du vaisseau Le Vengeur commandés par le capitaine Renaudin, dated 1795, held by Palace of Versailles, inventory RF 1209. View of the Road of Quebra Chángala in the Alto da Boa Vista, dated 1816, held by Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros. Infanta Maria da Assunção of Portugal (1805-1834), dated 1820, held by Palace of Queluz. Landscape with Shepherds, held by The Ema Klabin House Museum, inventory M-0795. Landscape with Travelers, dated 1830, held by Q847508, inventory 1999.66. Concert in the Palais Royal, held by Munich Central Collecting Point, inventory 399/8. An open-air auction in a town square, dated 1800, held by Rafael Valls Limited. Installation d'une statue de la République by Nicolas-Antoine Taunay, dated 1793, held by Museum of the French Revolution, inventory 2004.5. Bergers au repos, held by Musée Fabre, inventory 836.4.60. Le jeu de cartes, dated 1800, held by Musée Fabre, inventory 836.4.59. Le jeu de boules, dated 1800, held by Musée Fabre, inventory 836.4.58. Coast Scene, Rio de Janeiro, dated 1817, held by Victoria and Albert Museum, inventory 1612-1869. Portrait of Félix-Émile Taunay, dated 1805, held by Museu Nacional de Belas Artes. Dona Carlota Joaquina, wife of King Dom João VI of Portugal, Brazil and Algarves, dated 1817, held by Palace of Queluz. Study for the Consecration of Dom Pedro I, dated 1828, held by Museu Nacional de Belas Artes. Moses rescued from the water, dated 1827, held by Museu Nacional de Belas Artes. Portrait of the servant Jeanneton, dated 1813, held by Museu Nacional de Belas Artes. View of Botafogo cove, dated 1816, held by Museu Nacional de Belas Artes. Portrait of Théodore Taunay as a child, dated 1800, held by Museu Nacional de Belas Artes. The Bride's Garter or Village Wedding, dated 1808, held by Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, inventory Ж-1106. Cimabue and Giotto, dated 1808, held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/61d9fe621ccbe4279a4918346a355860.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 12 named public collections.

Museu Nacional de Belas Artes: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Palace of Versailles: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Musée de l'Histoire de France: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Hermitage Museum: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Musée Fabre: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Philadelphia Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Pinacoteca de São Paulo: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Fundação Estudar collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Brasiliana Iconográfica: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Palace of Queluz: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 147 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

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

Taunay, Nicolas Antoine, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Taunay, Nicolas-Antoine, Oxford Art Online, 2003. 12578, 1831-02-28, TAUNAY (Nicolas Antoine), peintre †, Art Sales Catalogues Online. Nicolas-Antoine Taunay e a autonomia da pintura de paisagem no Brasil. Victor Jacquemont chez les Taunay : échos d’une polémique dans la presse de Rio de Janeiro, 1839, Brésil(s), 2025. D’abord peindre le prince : les conflits de Jean-Baptiste Debret et Nicolas-Antoine Taunay à la Cour de Rio de Janeiro, Brésil(s), 2016.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 11 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 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Nicolas-Antoine Taunay studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. training under Nicolas Bernard Lépicié, Nicolas-Guy Brenet and Francesco Giuseppe Casanova is recorded. Georges Michel is recorded as having studied under Nicolas-Antoine Taunay. the recorded working language is French.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait.

Residence is recorded at Brazil and Paris. Membership is recorded of Académie des beaux-arts.

Works named in the authority record are Entry of the French army in Munich and View of the Road of Quebra Chángala in the Alto da Boa Vista.

Work by Nicolas-Antoine Taunay is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Musée de l'Histoire de France, The Ema Klabin House Museum and National Museum of Ancient Art.

Chronology

  1. 1755Nicolas-Antoine Taunay born at Paris.
  2. 1755Nicolas-Antoine Taunay was born in 1755 at Paris.
  3. 1785The Show (La Parade) is dated 1785 and held by Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1973.313).
  4. 1785The Show (La Parade) (Art Institute of Chicago).
  5. 1793Installation d'une statue de la République by Nicolas-Antoine Taunay is dated 1793 and held by Museum of the French Revolution (inventory 2004.5).
  6. 1795Héroïsme des marins du vaisseau Le Vengeur commandés par le capitaine Renaudin is dated 1795 and held by Palace of Versailles (inventory RF 1209).
  7. 1800Portrait of Théodore Taunay as a child is dated 1800 and held by Museu Nacional de Belas Artes.
  8. 1804Henry IV and his Suite Hunting is dated 1804 and held by Hermitage Museum (inventory ГЭ-5464).
  9. 1805Infanta Maria da Assunção of Portugal (1805-1834) is dated 1820 and held by Palace of Queluz.
  10. 1805Portrait of Félix-Émile Taunay is dated 1805 and held by Museu Nacional de Belas Artes.
  11. 1808Cimabue and Giotto is dated 1808 and held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/61d9fe621ccbe4279a4918346a355860.
  12. 1810Landscape with an Aqueduct is dated 1810 and held by Los Angeles County Museum of Art (inventory 58.47.2).
  13. 1810Landscape with an Aqueduct (Los Angeles County Museum of Art).
  14. 1813Portrait of Gerard van Spaendonck is dated 1813 and held by Noordbrabants Museum (inventory 12675).
  15. 1813Portrait of the servant Jeanneton is dated 1813 and held by Museu Nacional de Belas Artes.
  16. 1816View of the Road of Quebra Chángala in the Alto da Boa Vista is dated 1816 and held by Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros.
  17. 1816Portrait of the Marquise of Belas is dated 1816 and held by Pinacoteca de São Paulo (inventory 7386).
  18. 1817Dona Carlota Joaquina, wife of King Dom João VI of Portugal, Brazil and Algarves is dated 1817 and held by Palace of Queluz.
  19. 1817Coast Scene, Rio de Janeiro is dated 1817 and held by Victoria and Albert Museum (inventory 1612-1869).
  20. 1827Moses rescued from the water is dated 1827 and held by Museu Nacional de Belas Artes.
  21. 1828Study for the Consecration of Dom Pedro I is dated 1828 and held by Museu Nacional de Belas Artes.
  22. 1830Nicolas-Antoine Taunay died at Paris.
  23. 1830Nicolas-Antoine Taunay died in 1830 at Paris.
  24. 1830Entry of the French army in Munich is dated 1830 and held by Palace of Versailles (inventory AC 2507).
  25. 1830Entry of the French army in Munich (Palace of Versailles).
  26. 1971Landscape with a Ruin and Peasants is catalogued and held by Philadelphia Museum of Art (inventory 1971-169-2).

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.

    12578, 1831-02-28, TAUNAY (Nicolas Antoine), peintre †, Art Sales Catalogues Online

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Nicolas-Antoine Taunay e a autonomia da pintura de paisagem no Brasil

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Taunay, Nicolas Antoine, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Taunay, Nicolas-Antoine, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Taunay, Pierre Antoine Henry, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 9 articles naming Nicolas-Antoine Taunay.

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  7. 7.

    Internet Archive, 3 digitised items catalogued under Nicolas-Antoine Taunay as creator.

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  8. 8.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Nicolas-Antoine Taunay.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  9. 9.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Nicolas-Antoine Taunay (147 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  10. 10.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3339947: Nicolas-Antoine Taunay

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  11. 11.

    “Nicolas-Antoine Taunay”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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