Dieppe; establissement du bains de mer – 1859 hand-coloured lithograph print

Anon. Dieppe; establissement du bains de mer

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An original 1859 lithograph print Dieppe; establissement du bains de mer.

This interesting hand-coloured lithograph shows the popular seaside resort of Dieppe in the 1850s.

The popularity of sea baths for therapeutic purposes reached France at the end of the 18th century, and between 1809 and 1812 bathing was first established in Dieppe. It was not until 1822 that the real first 'bathing establishment' of France was installed on the beach, along with a bathroom with triumphal arch and pavilions, and wooden pontoons leading directly to the beach. By 1859, the date of this print, sea bathing was in full vogue, made especially popular in Dieppe by illustrious visitors including the Marie-Caroline, Duchess of Berry, in the 1820s, and Queen Hortense de Beauharnais (1783–1837).

Trimmed to the image and laid down on backing paper.

Newton Fielding French Collection

This picture is one of an interesting collection of works that we have for sale that were collected by a single owner in the 19th century. As such, they reflect the life of the collector—the Continental travels and habitations of a British Victorian. Many of the works are exquisitely executed and small in scale, and have the quality of souvenir or memento. The majority of the works are French in subject and their owner evidently had connections with Newton Smith Limbird Fielding (1799–1856), the esteemed English painter and lithographer who lived and worked for much of his life in Paris, exhibiting at the Paris Salon and Musée Colbert. Newton Fielding, along with his brother Thales, was a friend of Eugène Delacroix, and was appointed drawing master to the children of the Duke of Orleans, the future king Louis-Philippe. Interestingly, the owner of this collection of works also had an interest in the Royals, collecting prints relating to both British and French monarchy. There are also works in the collection depicting Switzerland and paintings of the Neapolitan School, reflecting the influence of the European Grand Tour on 19th century British tastes.