Le Voyage en Auvergne d’Étienne-Jean Delécluze Paysage volcanique et patrimoine géologique

The purpose of this article is to present the seventy-two drawings of Voyage en Auvergne, made in 1821 by Étienne-Jean Delécluze (1781-1863), who was a pupil of David before becoming a critic of art. The artist dwells in particular on the representation of the volcanic landscapes of the region, of which he also gives a description in a notebook that has been preserved. This is one of the earliest testimonies known of the enthusiasm aroused by the Auvergne with the artists of the early nineteenth century.