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Jules-Gustave Besson

62 works held in 1 museum

French painter, director of the Gia Định art school, 1868-1942

Dalat, Rhadé village of m' Drak, Jules-Gustave Besson

Dalat, Rhadé village of m' Drak, 1938.

Dalat, village rhadé de m' Drak (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Dalat, Ankroët falls (plate 21), Jules-Gustave Besson

Dalat, Ankroët falls (plate 21), 1938.

Dalat, chute d'Ankroët (planche 21) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Nha-Trang, beach (plate 26), Jules-Gustave Besson

Nha-Trang, beach (plate 26), 1938.

Nha-Trang, plage (planche 26) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Nha-Trang, bay (plate 31), Jules-Gustave Besson

Nha-Trang, bay (plate 31), 1938.

Nha-Trang, baie (planche 31) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Nha-Trang, cart, Jules-Gustave Besson

Nha-Trang, cart, 1938.

Nha-Trang, charrette (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Woman merchant (plate 32), Jules-Gustave Besson

Woman merchant (plate 32), 1938.

Marchande (planche 32) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Hanoi, small pagoda of the Small Lake, Jules-Gustave Besson

Hanoi, small pagoda of the Small Lake, 1938.

Hanoi, pagodon du Petit Lac (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Hanoi, Small Lake “Hồ-Hoàn-Kiếm” (plate 9), Jules-Gustave Besson

Hanoi, Small Lake “Hồ-Hoàn-Kiếm” (plate 9), 1938.

Hanoi, Petit Lac « Hồ-Hoàn-Kiếm » (planche 9) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Cambodia, volume I, plate 9 bis, Jules-Gustave Besson

Cambodia, volume I, plate 9 bis, 1935.

Cambodge, tome I, planche 9 bis (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Water Festival, official grandstand, Jules-Gustave Besson

Water Festival, official grandstand, 1935.

Fête des Eaux, tribune officielle (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Dalat, palaver of the Moï Rhadés, Jules-Gustave Besson

Dalat, palaver of the Moï Rhadés, 1938.

Dalat, palabre de moï rhadés (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Nha-Trang, bay (plate 22), Jules-Gustave Besson

Nha-Trang, bay (plate 22), 1938.

Nha-Trang, baie (planche 22) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Nha-Trang, Tre island, Jules-Gustave Besson

Nha-Trang, Tre island, 1938.

Nha-Trang, ile Tre (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Nha-Trang, cái nhà (plate 32), Jules-Gustave Besson

Nha-Trang, cái nhà (plate 32), 1938.

Nha-Trang, cái nhà (planche 32) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Nha-Trang, cái nhà (plate 37), Jules-Gustave Besson

Nha-Trang, cái nhà (plate 37), 1938.

Nha-Trang, cái nhà (planche 37) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Site on the road from Hatiên to Kampot (plate 1), Jules-Gustave Besson

Site on the road from Hatiên to Kampot (plate 1), 1938.

Site sur la route d'Hatiên à Kampot (planche 1) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Hanoi, lotus on the Small Lake, Jules-Gustave Besson

Hanoi, lotus on the Small Lake, 1938.

Hanoi, lotus sur le Petit Lac (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Kep (plate 7), Jules-Gustave Besson

Kep (plate 7), 1935.

Kep (planche 7) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Bokor, Jules-Gustave Besson

Bokor, 1935.

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Water Festival, pirogues racing, Jules-Gustave Besson

Water Festival, pirogues racing, 1935.

Fête des Eaux, pirogues en course (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Dalat, Dankia farm, Jules-Gustave Besson

Dalat, Dankia farm, 1938.

Dalat, ferme de Dankia (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Nha-Trang, beach (plate 23), Jules-Gustave Besson

Nha-Trang, beach (plate 23), 1938.

Nha-Trang, plage (planche 23) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Nha-Trang, beach, Tre island in the background, Jules-Gustave Besson

Nha-Trang, beach, Tre island in the background, 1938.

Nha-Trang, plage - au fond l'île Tre (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Nha-Trang, beach (plate 33), Jules-Gustave Besson

Nha-Trang, beach (plate 33), 1938.

Nha-Trang, plage (planche 33) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Nha-Trang, ruins of Po - Nagar (plate 38), Jules-Gustave Besson

Nha-Trang, ruins of Po - Nagar (plate 38), 1938.

Nha-Trang, ruines de Po - Nagar (planche 38) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Site on the road from Hatiên to Kampot (plate 5), Jules-Gustave Besson

Site on the road from Hatiên to Kampot (plate 5), 1938.

Site sur la route d'Hatiên à Kampot (planche 5) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Hanoi, Small Lake “Hồ-Hoàn-Kiếm” (plate 6), Jules-Gustave Besson

Hanoi, Small Lake “Hồ-Hoàn-Kiếm” (plate 6), 1938.

Hanoi, Petit Lac « Hồ-Hoàn-Kiếm » (planche 6) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Kep (plate 7 bis), Jules-Gustave Besson

Kep (plate 7 bis), 1935.

Kep (planche 7 bis) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Water Festival, preparations, Jules-Gustave Besson

Water Festival, preparations, 1935.

Fête des Eaux, préparatifs (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Water Festival, pirogues, Jules-Gustave Besson

Water Festival, pirogues, 1935.

Fête des Eaux, pirogues (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Dalat, herds of the Dankia farm at pasture, Jules-Gustave Besson

Dalat, herds of the Dankia farm at pasture, 1938.

Dalat, troupeaux de la ferme de Dankia au pâturage (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Nha-Trang, beach (plate 24), Jules-Gustave Besson

Nha-Trang, beach (plate 24), 1938.

Nha-Trang, plage (planche 24) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Nha-Trang, beach (plate 29), Jules-Gustave Besson

Nha-Trang, beach (plate 29), 1938.

Nha-Trang, plage (planche 29) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Nha-Trang, dwellings by the beach, Jules-Gustave Besson

Nha-Trang, dwellings by the beach, 1938.

Nha-Trang, habitations au bord de la plage (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Nha-Trang, ruins of Po - Nagar (plate 39), Jules-Gustave Besson

Nha-Trang, ruins of Po - Nagar (plate 39), 1938.

Nha-Trang, ruines de Po - Nagar (planche 39) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Hanoi, “Một-Cột” pagoda, Nhứt-chu-tự (plate 1), Jules-Gustave Besson

Hanoi, “Một-Cột” pagoda, Nhứt-chu-tự (plate 1), 1938.

Hanoi, pagode de « Một-Cột » Nhứt-chu-tự (planche 1) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Hanoi, Small Lake “Hồ-Hoàn-Kiếm” (plate 7), Jules-Gustave Besson

Hanoi, Small Lake “Hồ-Hoàn-Kiếm” (plate 7), 1938.

Hanoi, Petit Lac « Hồ-Hoàn-Kiếm » (planche 7) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Kep (plate 8), Jules-Gustave Besson

Kep (plate 8), 1935.

Kep (planche 8) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Water Festival, floating house, Jules-Gustave Besson

Water Festival, floating house, 1935.

Fête des Eaux, maison flottante (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Rolling of the sampot, Jules-Gustave Besson

Rolling of the sampot, 1935.

Roulement du sampot (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Dalat, Ankroët falls (plate 20), Jules-Gustave Besson

Dalat, Ankroët falls (plate 20), 1938.

Dalat, chute d'Ankroët (planche 20) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Nha-Trang, beach (plate 25), Jules-Gustave Besson

Nha-Trang, beach (plate 25), 1938.

Nha-Trang, plage (planche 25) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Nha-Trang, bay (plate 30), Jules-Gustave Besson

Nha-Trang, bay (plate 30), 1938.

Nha-Trang, baie (planche 30) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Nha-Trang, cái nhà by the roadside, Jules-Gustave Besson

Nha-Trang, cái nhà by the roadside, 1938.

Nha-Trang, cái nhà au bord de la route (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Woman merchant (plate 6), Jules-Gustave Besson

Woman merchant (plate 6), 1938.

Marchande (planche 6) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Hanoi, “Một-Cột” pagoda, Nhứt-chu-tự (plate 2), Jules-Gustave Besson

Hanoi, “Một-Cột” pagoda, Nhứt-chu-tự (plate 2), 1938.

Hanoi, pagode de « Một-Cột » Nhứt-chu-tự (planche 2) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Hanoi, Small Lake “Hồ-Hoàn-Kiếm” (plate 8), Jules-Gustave Besson

Hanoi, Small Lake “Hồ-Hoàn-Kiếm” (plate 8), 1938.

Hanoi, Petit Lac « Hồ-Hoàn-Kiếm » (planche 8) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Site not far from the Bokor palace, Jules-Gustave Besson

Site not far from the Bokor palace, 1935.

Site non loin du palace du Bokor (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Water Festival, boarding the racing pirogues, Jules-Gustave Besson

Water Festival, boarding the racing pirogues, 1935.

Fête des Eaux, embarquement sur les pirogues de course (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Lake village on the Tonlé-sap (general view), Jules-Gustave Besson

Lake village on the Tonlé-sap (general view), 1935.

Village lacustre sur le Tonlé-sap (ensemble) (museum title)

Jules-Gustave Besson (French), print on paper

Cernuschi Museum, France

Jules-Gustave Besson (1868-1942) was a French painter, born in Paris. Director of the Gia Định art school, near Saigon, from 1926 and inspector of the art schools of Cochinchina, he directed the Illustrated Monograph of Indochina (1935-1938), a collection of plates composed, engraved and printed by his pupils. The plates shown here bear the mention “Original J.-G. Besson”: he made the drawing, which the pupils engraved and printed. They show Dalat and the Ankroët falls, the bay and beaches of Nha Trang, Kep and Bokor, the Water Festival and the lake villages of the Tonlé Sap, and the pagodas of Hanoi’s Little Lake, and are held at the Cernuschi Museum.

All works: Jules-Gustave Besson (62)
  1. Dalat, Rhadé village of m' Drak, 1938
  2. Dalat, palaver of the Moï Rhadés, 1938
  3. Dalat, Dankia farm, 1938
  4. Dalat, herds of the Dankia farm at pasture, 1938
  5. Dalat, Ankroët falls (plate 20), 1938
  6. Dalat, Ankroët falls (plate 21), 1938
  7. Nha-Trang, bay (plate 22), 1938
  8. Nha-Trang, beach (plate 23), 1938
  9. Nha-Trang, beach (plate 24), 1938
  10. Nha-Trang, beach (plate 25), 1938
  11. Nha-Trang, beach (plate 26), 1938
  12. Nha-Trang, Tre island, 1938
  13. Nha-Trang, beach, Tre island in the background, 1938
  14. Nha-Trang, beach (plate 29), 1938
  15. Nha-Trang, bay (plate 30), 1938
  16. Nha-Trang, bay (plate 31), 1938
  17. Nha-Trang, cái nhà (plate 32), 1938
  18. Nha-Trang, beach (plate 33), 1938
  19. Nha-Trang, dwellings by the beach, 1938
  20. Nha-Trang, cái nhà by the roadside, 1938
  21. Nha-Trang, cart, 1938
  22. Nha-Trang, cái nhà (plate 37), 1938
  23. Nha-Trang, ruins of Po - Nagar (plate 38), 1938
  24. Nha-Trang, ruins of Po - Nagar (plate 39), 1938
  25. Woman merchant (plate 6), 1938
  26. Woman merchant (plate 32), 1938
  27. Site on the road from Hatiên to Kampot (plate 1), 1938
  28. Site on the road from Hatiên to Kampot (plate 5), 1938
  29. Hanoi, “Một-Cột” pagoda, Nhứt-chu-tự (plate 1), 1938
  30. Hanoi, “Một-Cột” pagoda, Nhứt-chu-tự (plate 2), 1938
  31. Hanoi, small pagoda of the Small Lake, 1938
  32. Hanoi, lotus on the Small Lake, 1938
  33. Hanoi, Small Lake “Hồ-Hoàn-Kiếm” (plate 6), 1938
  34. Hanoi, Small Lake “Hồ-Hoàn-Kiếm” (plate 7), 1938
  35. Hanoi, Small Lake “Hồ-Hoàn-Kiếm” (plate 8), 1938
  36. Hanoi, Small Lake “Hồ-Hoàn-Kiếm” (plate 9), 1938
  37. Kep (plate 7), 1935
  38. Kep (plate 7 bis), 1935
  39. Kep (plate 8), 1935
  40. Site not far from the Bokor palace, 1935
  41. Cambodia, volume I, plate 9 bis, 1935
  42. Bokor, 1935
  43. Water Festival, preparations, 1935
  44. Water Festival, floating house, 1935
  45. Water Festival, boarding the racing pirogues, 1935
  46. Water Festival, official grandstand, 1935
  47. Water Festival, pirogues racing, 1935
  48. Water Festival, pirogues, 1935
  49. Rolling of the sampot, 1935
  50. Lake village on the Tonlé-sap (general view), 1935
  51. A corner of a lake village on the Tonlé-sap, 1935
  52. Corner of a lake village on the Tonlé-sap (detail) (plate 27), 1935
  53. Corner of a lake village on the Tonlé-sap (detail) (plate 28), 1935
  54. Corner of a lake village on the Tonlé-sap, boat shed, 1935
  55. Lake village, boat shed, 1935
  56. Lake village, woman preparing the meal, 1935
  57. Lake village, kitchen, 1935
  58. Lake village, drying fish, 1935
  59. Lake village, Annamite concession holder, 1935
  60. Lake village, unloading the fish, 1935
  61. Lake village, striking a bargain, 1935
  62. Lake village, preparing the fish, 1935

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