Vluchtende hugenoten op een boot

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toonlithografie in zwart met toonblok in beige; met schaaftechniek

Art Historical Context

**Vluchtende Hugenoten op een Boot (Fleeing Huguen on a Boat)** *Adolphe Mouilleron, 1859–1887, tonal lithograph on paper, 519 × 685 mm* This evocative lithograph by French artist Adolphe Mouon captures a dramatic moment of exile: Protestant Huguenots fleeing persecution aboard a precarious boat. Created in the mid-to-late 19th, it reflects the Romantic fascination with historical tragedy and human resilience. Mouilleron, a skilled lithographer, often depicted such scenes with emotional intensity, drawing from France's turbulent religious past to evoke sympathy for the refugees. The subjec...

About the Artist

Adolphe Mouilleron · 1820–1881

Adolphe Mouilleron (1820–1881) was a French painter and lithographer whose significant contributions to French printmaking and co-founding role in the artists' collective 'Les Artistes Contemporains' made him an important figure in mid-19th-century Parisian art. Born in Paris on December 20, 1820, Mouilleron achieved recognition through both his original lithographs and paintings, earning multiple...