Besançon
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Not on view at present
Where is “Besançon” now? Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Not on view at present. Checked September 25, 2026.
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Charles Jules Nestor Bavoux, (1824-1887) was a French painter who specialised in landscape painting. A pupil of François Edouard Picot (1786-1868) at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris. He settled in Besançon but exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes Français in Paris until 1882.
This painting is a fine example of the Realist landscape paintings that developed during the second half of the 19th century and eventually culminated with the Impressionism. This work depicts the city of Besançon and the river Doubs seen from a high point of view outside the city. The artist focused here on the rendering of light, which was a particular point of concern for Realist painters.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1620-1869
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
