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On the Seine near Mantes

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On the Seine near Mantes
ArtistRichard Parkes Bonington
Year1825
TypeOil on canvas, landscape
Dimensions51 cm × 65 cm (20 in × 26 in)
LocationWallace Collection, London

On the Seine near Mantes is an 1825 landscape painting by the British artist Richard Parkes Bonington.[1][2][3] Bonington settled in France and painted a number of views of France and Italy. His romantic landscapes enjoyed critical success before his death from consumption at the age of twenty five.

This painting depicts a view of the River Seine near Mantes-la-Jolie around thirty miles from the capital Paris. In the distance can be seen Notre Dame de Mantes and the fourteenth century tower of the Saint-Maclou Church. Today the work is in the Wallace Collection in London, having veen acquired by the Marquess of Hertford in 1860.[4]

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  • Cormack, Malcolm. Bonnington. Phaidon Press, 1989.
  • Duffy, Stephen. Richard Parkes Bonington. Wallace Collection, 2009.
  • Pointon, Marcia R. Bonington, Francia & Wyld. Bradford, 1985