Meta-Impressionism / Other Exhibitions
Recueil d’estampes 1873
inventory Durand-Ruel Gallery
Introduction:
In 1873 Paul Durand-Ruel made an inventory of his stock, commissioned artists to make etchings of these art-works and published this ‘Recueil d’estampes’ (collection of prints) with 300 reproductions divided in 6 volumes of each 50 works. Volume one included a preface by Silvestre. Some works of the partakers of the ‘impressionist’ expositions were included. Most works were landscapes of namely the Barbizon painters.
The most prominent artists:
In the recueil d’estampes some artists are very extendedly represented.
It includes 29! paintings of Georges Michel: all landscapes; 8 namely depicting trees (and roads); 7 waters; 6 buildings; 6 mills; 2 skies; 6 give an indication of location; just 1 an indication of atmospherical influence.
It includes 28! paintings of Corot: 3 women figures (in an interior); 3 nudes; 1 biblical scene and 21 landscapes; 6 of them give an indication of location; 0 of them give an indication of atmospherical influence; 3 renders buildings; 8 more explicitly render figures, of which 4 from mythology or literature.
It includes 28! paintings of Dupré: all landscapes; 7 give an indication of location; 4 give an indication of atmospherical influence; 9 are marines; 12 show a pond, river or other kind of water; 4 explicitly depict trees, 4 animals and 3 buildings.
It includes 28! paintings of Jean-François Millet: 1 landscape; 14 landscapes with figures / labourers (including 9 shepherds); 3 labourers near a building; 5 figures in interiors; 5 nudes (including 2 mythological figures); 3 paintings give an indication of atmospherical influence and just 1 an indication of location.
It includes 26! paintings of Delacroix: with 4 oriental scenes; 5 (oriental) scenes with (wild) animals or horses; 6 historical scenes; 5 biblical and religious scenes; 5 metaphorical scenes (including the 4 seasons); 1 still-life.
The ‘impressionists’:
The recueil d’estampes of 1873 included some paintings of x partakers of the ‘impressionist’ expositions: 2 of Degas; 4 of Monet;
Pre-Impressionists:
Para-Impressionists:
Meta-Impressionists:
An alphabetical overview:
Here below you will find the represented artists in the recueil d’estampes 1873 in an alphabetical order.
4 paintings of Barye (no.1 +41 +63 +73); all animal paintings.
1 painting of Bellet du Poizat (no.239); a street in Alger (oriental theme).
1 painting of Rose Bonheur (no.139); animal painting.
2 paintings of F. Bonvin (no.2 +156); interiors.
1 painting of Boulard (no.64); interior with figures.
1 painting of Bouvier (no.165); a metaphorical representation of Spring.
2 paintings of J.-L. Brown (no.201 +226); two outdoor scenes with horses.
1 painting of Cabanel (no.91); a figure painting outdoors.
1 larger painting of Corman (no.142); an oriental scene.
28! paintings of Corot (no.15 +29 +32 +47 +60 +65 +74 +88 +95 +102 +107 +118 +124 +136 +150 +176 +185 +200 +203 +211 +227 +235 +246 +255 +263 +272 +287 +296).
7 paintings of Courbet (no.8 +28 +58 +175 +186 +195 +204).
1 painting of Daubigny (no.202); river landscape in Holland.
1 painting of Louis David (no.3); La mort de Marat, 155x133cm; presented as the original, but in fact it is a replica made by someone of his studio; now in the Château du Versailles (=M195; see; iR5).
3 paintings of Decamps (no.11 +269 +241); 3x figures in a landscape.
2 paintings of Degas (no.45 =M21 +113).
26! paintings of Delacroix (no.9 +16 +26 +37 +42 +59 +66 +75 +82 +92 +103 +112 +125 +131 +146 +161 +177 +183 +198 +205 +216 +221 +240 +247 +256 +264).
10 paintings of Diaz (no.31 +126 +154 +163 +178 +184 +199 +273 +285 +293); 6 landscapes (Fontainebleau forest) and 4 figure paintings.
28! paintings of Dupré (no.17 +34 +48 +57 +67 +79 +85 +89 +99 +109 +129 +137 +141 +159 +168 +173 +190 +191 +206 +212 +225 +231 +250 +253 +268 +275 +282 +292).
1 painting of Fantin-Latour (no.33); a group portrait.
1 of Feyen-Perrin (no.218); a more symbolist theme.
2 of Eugène Fromentin (no.4 +149); 2 oriental scenes.
2 of Goya (no.122 +148); 2 portraits.
1 of Frans Hals (no.134): two figures (in an interior).
1 of Hébert (no.288): two figures / a symbolist theme.
1 of Hédouin (no.208): a figure painting (interior)
4 of J. Héreau (no.12 +180 +219 +242): 4 landscapes with explicit locations.
1 of Huguet (no.215): an oriental scene.
1 of Humbert (no.138): a religious scene.
1 of de Kniff (no.140): landscape (Fontainebleau forest).
8 of H. Lévy (no.43 +152 +207 +213 +222 +234 +243 +251): metaphorical scenes (representing the 4 seasons); 2 biblical scenes; 1 oriental scene; a scene from literature.
11 drawings! of Lhermitte (no.86 +98 +106 +157 +217 +224 +232 +244 +252 +261 +277): all depicting large figures in a landscape (5x), near buildings (4x) in interiors (2x).
7 paintings of Manet (no.19 +30 +35 +56 +117 +158 +179): 4 figure paintings and 3 marines.
1 of Marilhat (no.51): an oriental scene.
2 small paintings of Meissonier (no.289 +299): 2 (historical) figures.
29! paintings of Georges Michel (no.21 +50 +62 +70 +72 +78 +80 +90 +100 +110 +120 +130 +135 +144 +155 +162 +174 +188 +193 +209 +214 +223 +236 +249 +259 +267 +278 +284 +297):
28! paintings of Jean-François Millet (no.10 +20 +27 +40 +49 +55 +61 +68 +71 +76 +83 +87 +97 +108 +114 +127 +132 +143 +166 +172 +181 +196 +248 +257 +265 +274 +283 +298):
4 paintings of C. Monet no.5 (=CR172), no.81 (=CR201), no.101 (=CR185) no.147 (=CR171): including 3 landscapes of Zaandam.
Sources:
1873: , including 20 of Delacroix, Corot, Millet and Rousseau, 7 of Courbet and Manet and a few of Degas, Monet, Pissarro and Sisley; with a foreword by Armand Silvestre (R3,p113)
1873, engravings Vol.1, no. 1-50: with a preface by Silvestre. (1x Degas, 1x Monet, 2x Pissarro, 1x Sisley, several Barbizon painters)
1873, engravings Vol.2, no. 51-100 (1xMonet, 1x Pissarro, many of Barbizon painters; 240p
It included works of Degas (1x), Monet (2x), Pissarro (3x) and Sisley (1x).
It included many works of Barbizon painters:
Sources: PDF at archive.org (=iR19=R243):
Vol.1, no. 1-50: ia802801.us.archive.org; dn790002.ca.archive.org; ia800700.us.archive.org; dn720704.ca.archive.org;
Vol.2, no. 51-100: ia800203.us.archive.org , (iR19, note the link doesn’t seem to work anymore);
Vol.3, no. 101-150: ia601302.us.archive.org;
Vol.4, no. 151-200: dn710708.ca.archive.org;
Vol.5, no. 201-250: dn790000.ca.archive.org;
Vol.6, no. 251-300: ia801205.us.archive.org;
For more sources see at the bottom of the main page on Durand-Ruel.
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Recommanded citation: “Meta-Impressionism / other exhibitions: The Durand-Ruel gallery inventory: Recueil d’estampes 1873. Last modified 2026/06/01. https://www.impressionism.nl/recueil-destampes-1873/”
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