Pierre Ozanne
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Pierre Ozanne was a French
naval artist and engineer, brother of Nicolas Ozanne
.
, and in Paris, where he was a pupil of Duhamel du Monceau
. He returned to Brest in 1764 with a commission of drawing professor at the naval academy.
From 1771 to 1772, he took part in a scientific expedition on the frigate Flore, and in 1776, on the Boussole.
After the start of the American war of Independence
, Ozanne served on Languedoc
and on the Vautour.
In 1788, he directed the plans of the 74-gun Vengeur, earning a commission of naval engineer in the process.
Ozanne contributed to the propaganda of the Revolutionnary era by commissioning two notable works: le Vengeur du Peuple au combat de prairial, in 1795, depicting the highly romanticised tale of the sinking of Vengeur du Peuple
; and Le combat de la Bayonnaise, in 1798, depicting the capture of the 32-gun HMS Ambuscade
by the 24-gun Bayonnaise
.
In 1801, he was made a captaine de vaisseau. He was present at the Crown of Napoleon
, representing naval engineering. Ozanne notably directed the construction of an enlarged version of the Téméraire
class, the 86-gun Vétéran
, that served as the personal ship of Napoleon's brother Jérôme
.
Ozanne retired in 1811 in Brest.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
naval artist and engineer, brother of Nicolas Ozanne
Nicolas Ozanne
Nicolas-Marie Ozanne was a marine artist, author of a naval treatise and creator of a series of 60 views of the ports of France. His work witnesses to the French Navy of his time, particularly the Ponant fleet.-Life:...
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Biography
From 1750, Ozanne was schooled at the Ecole des Gardes de la Marine, ancestor of the École NavaleÉcole Navale
The École Navale is the French Naval Academy in charge of the education of the officers of the French Navy.The academy was founded in 1830 by the order of King Louis-Philippe...
, and in Paris, where he was a pupil of Duhamel du Monceau
Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau
Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau , was a French physician, naval engineer and botanist. As a botanist his standard abbreviation is Duhamel...
. He returned to Brest in 1764 with a commission of drawing professor at the naval academy.
From 1771 to 1772, he took part in a scientific expedition on the frigate Flore, and in 1776, on the Boussole.
After the start of the American war of Independence
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
, Ozanne served on Languedoc
French ship Languedoc (1766)
The Languedoc was a ship of the line of the French Navy and flagship of Admiral d'Estaing. She was offered to King Louis XV by the Languedoc, as part of a national effort to rebuild the navy after the Seven Years' War. She was designed by the naval architect Joseph Coulomb.In 1776, France decided...
and on the Vautour.
In 1788, he directed the plans of the 74-gun Vengeur, earning a commission of naval engineer in the process.
Ozanne contributed to the propaganda of the Revolutionnary era by commissioning two notable works: le Vengeur du Peuple au combat de prairial, in 1795, depicting the highly romanticised tale of the sinking of Vengeur du Peuple
French ship Vengeur du Peuple
The Vengeur du Peuple was a 74 gun ship of the line of the French Navy launched in 1762.Originally offered by the city of Marseille, and named the Marseillois , she saw action during the American War of Independence...
; and Le combat de la Bayonnaise, in 1798, depicting the capture of the 32-gun HMS Ambuscade
HMS Ambuscade (1773)
HMS Ambuscade was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy, built at Depford in 1773.During the Revolutionary wars, as she blockaded Rochefort, she was captured in the Action of 14 December 1798 and brought in French service as Embuscade....
by the 24-gun Bayonnaise
French corvette Bayonnaise (1794)
The Bayonnaise was a 24-gun corvette of the French Navy, formerly built in 1793 and operated as a privateer before being taken into the French Navy in March 1794...
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In 1801, he was made a captaine de vaisseau. He was present at the Crown of Napoleon
Crown of Napoleon
The Crown of Napoleon was a coronation crown manufactured for Emperor Napoleon I of the French and used in his coronation on December 2, 1804. Napoleon called his new crown the Crown of Charlemagne, the name of the ancient royal coronation crown of France that had been destroyed in the French...
, representing naval engineering. Ozanne notably directed the construction of an enlarged version of the Téméraire
Téméraire class ship of the line
The Téméraire class ships of the line was a class of 107 74-gun ships of the line built between 1782 and 1813 for the French navy. The type was and remains the most numerous class of capital ship ever built....
class, the 86-gun Vétéran
French ship Vétéran (1803)
The Vétéran was a development from the Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, one of two ships of a sub-class of which the other vessel was the Cassard...
, that served as the personal ship of Napoleon's brother Jérôme
Jérôme Bonaparte
Jérôme-Napoléon Bonaparte, French Prince, King of Westphalia, 1st Prince of Montfort was the youngest brother of Napoleon, who made him king of Westphalia...
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Ozanne retired in 1811 in Brest.