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Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes

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Armored soldiers stand before an ancient tomb with carved reliefs and palm trees, with tents and mountains under a stormy sky

Alexander at the Tomb of Cyrus the Great

1796

Classical landscape with draped figures in the foreground and a colossal figure carved into a mountain beside a river valley.

Mount Athos Carved as a Monument to Alexander the Great

1796

Classical landscape with a hilltop fortress, sea and sailboats, draped figures, a statue and a storm sky.

Classical Landscape with Figures and Sculpture

1788

Painting of farm buildings with tiled roofs beside two tall poplar trees under a pale blue sky.

Fabriques à la villa Farnèse: les deux peupliers

1777

Painting of a stone staircase seen through a dark archway, rising toward a bright cloudy sky with trees and small figures.

À la villa Farnèse: l'escalier; dit aussi: villa Farnese-intérieur

1775

Oil painting of a cylindrical tower and low building on a hill under a grey sky, with hazy hills stretching into the distance

Le palais de Nemi

1775

Hazy painted cityscape of rooftops and a large dome beneath a pale sky, with distant hills receding into mist.

View of Rome in the Morning

1775

Small painting of ruined brick arches and walls overgrown with shrubs, with tall cypress trees against a blue sky.

À la villa Farnèse: les ruines, dit aussi : Vue du Palatin

1775

Oil sketch of billowing clouds over a blue sky, with distant hills and small buildings and trees along the bottom edge.

Étude de ciel au Quirinal

1775

Oil sketch of low stone rooftops, chimneys and poles under a cloudy blue sky on a brown hillside.

Pierre-Henri de Valencienes - Rooftops in the shadows

1782

Oil landscape with a large tree, red-berried shrub, distant bell towers and blue mountains under a cloudy sky.

À la villa Farnèse: l'arbre rose

1775

Oil sketch of a wooded hillside with stone villas, an arched bridge and a tower under a cloudy sky.

À la villa Farnèse: les maisons sur la colline

1775

Panoramic view of a city with a green-domed church above rooftops, trees in front, and hills under a pale sky.

View of Rome

c. 1782-84

Painting of a sunlit village of stone buildings among trees, with rounded hills and a mountain behind under a cloudy sky.

Italiaans landschap

1782

Oil sketch of a wooded headland and rocky shore above calm green water, with distant cliffs under a pale sky.

The Banks of the Rance, Brittany

possibly 1785

Oil sketch of cumulus clouds over a blue sky, with a dark sea and brown hills along the bottom edge.

Study of Clouds over the Roman Campagna

c. 1782/1785

Oil sketch of overgrown ruins with a doorway among trees, stone walls in the foreground, and a blue sky with clouds.

Landscape with Ruins

1782

Landscape painting of bathers by a pond beneath rocky cliffs, with a classical temple on a hill under a cloudy sky.

Italian Landscape with Bathers

1790

Painting of a classical river valley with ruins on a cliff, a waterfall, robed figures, and distant blue mountains.

Landscape of Ancient Greece

1786

Landscape painting of women bathing by a stream beside a classical monument, with trees, a hilltop village and clouds.

Paysage historique

1800

Oil study of a tall tree with bare upper branches and dense foliage against a pale sky, by Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes.

Étude d’un arbre dans le bois de Boulogne German: Baumstudie im Bois de Boulogne

1790

Classical landscape with a stone bridge, seated women, a walled city, a rocky mountain, and tall trees under clouds.

A Capriccio of Rome with the Finish of a Marathon

1788

Classical landscape with figures drinking at a stone fountain under a large tree, mountains and a tower in the distance.

Classical Landscape with Figures Drinking by a Fountain

1806

Oil study of cumulus clouds over a blue sky with brown hills and distant water along the bottom edge.

Study of Clouds over the Roman Campagna

1782

Grey wash drawing of classical nymphs at a fountain, a reclining figure, a temple and cliffs in a wooded landscape.

Classical Landscape

1779

Pencil drawing of a classical landscape with tall trees, draped figures by a fountain, and a building beside water.

Classical Landscape with Women at a Fountain

n.d.