The Death of Christopher Columbus, from "Le Monde Illustré"

Henry Linton|Etienne-Gabriel Bocourt|Joseph Nicolas Robert-Fleury|Christopher Columbus

July 14, 1860 · Wood engraving · Drawings and Prints

Linton's wood engraving published in a Paris periodical reproduces a canvas by the French academic painter Robert-Fleury. In the 1840s the artist had painted "The Reception of Christopher Columbus by King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella of Spain in Barcelona," and "Christopher Columbus received by the Spanish Court" (Musée du Luxembourg). Here, a decade and a half later, he shows the famous explorer at the end of his life. The painting was shown in a 1860 exhibition of modern paintings from private collections held at 26, Boulevard des Italiens. Other artists included were Bonington, Delacroix, Rousseau, Isabey, Meissonier, Millet, Corot and Ingres, and it is interesting that this work was chosen to represent the exhibition.

Artist

Henry Linton|Etienne-Gabriel Bocourt|Joseph Nicolas Robert-Fleury|Christopher Columbus

Date

July 14, 1860

Medium

Wood engraving

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Donato Esposito, 2013