Louis-Alexandre Dubourg

Honfleur – The Artists – Dubourg, Louis-Alexandre

This page forms part of a series of pages dedicated to the many artists who worked in Honfleur. A full list of all the artists with a link to their works can be found at the bottom of this page.

Louis-Alexandre Dubourg
Louis-Alexandre Dubourg

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Louis-Alexandre Dubourg was a French painter, born and died in Honfleur, Normandy (1821 – 1891). He worked as a commercial agent, painting was just a serious hobby.

It was only after meeting with a professional artist that he decided to paint for a living.

He mostly painted cities in Normandy. He also founded the Municipal Museum of Honfleur (known now as the Musee Eugene Boudin) in 1868.

Not much else is known about this artist.

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1862 - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - The Ratier beach of Honfleur
1862 – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – The Ratier beach of Honfleur
1868 - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - Woman in the orchard at Saint Simeon
1868 – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – Woman in the orchard at Saint Simeon
1876 - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - The beach of Honfleur
1876 – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – The beach of Honfleur
1876 - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - The mussels gathers on the beach of Honfleur
1876 – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – The mussels gathers on the beach of Honfleur
1880 - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - Low tide at Honfleur
1880 – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – Low tide at Honfleur
1880 - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - Sailboats in front of Honfleur seen towards the lighthouse and the Cote de Grace
1880 – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – Sailboats in front of Honfleur seen towards the lighthouse and the Cote de Grace
???? - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - An afternoon Honfleur beach
???? – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – An afternoon Honfleur beach
???? - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - Boat on blocks, Chantiers Leviels at Honfleur
???? – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – Boat on blocks, Chantiers Leviels at Honfleur
???? - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - Butin beach, Honfleur
???? – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – Butin beach, Honfleur

TODAY: The Butin beach, just outside of the Honfleur city centre, is an enormous beach made out of white sand that stretches past Deauville. It is a very popular beach.

???? - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - Country games near Honfleur
???? – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – Country games near Honfleur
???? - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - Drinkers at the Saint Simeon farm at Honfleur
???? – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – Drinkers at the Saint Simeon farm at Honfleur

TODAY: The Saint-Simeon farm was, and still is, a popular gathering spot of artists. Today the farm has been turned into a luxury hotel and spa with spectacular views. Click here to access the Saint-Simeon’s web site.

Click here to read our review of the Ferme Saint Simeon.

???? - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - Elegants during a promenade in the bay of Honfleur
???? – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – Elegants during a promenade in the bay of Honfleur
???? - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - Honfleur-le-Poudreux
???? – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – Honfleur, le Poudreux

NOTE: The Poudreux is an area of Honfleur, previously known for its dust (Poudreux comes from the Latin word for dust).

???? - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - Honfleur, the fish market
???? – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – Honfleur, the fish market

TODAY: The fish market is still held every morning from Thursday to Sunday at the Transit pier (where the fishing boats are).

???? - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - Honfleur, view from the port to the path
???? – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – Honfleur, view from the port to the path
???? - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - Port of Honfleur
???? – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – Port of Honfleur
???? - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - Regatta at Honfleur
???? – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – Regatta at Honfleur
???? - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - Sailboats at the entrance to the port of Honfleur
???? – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – Sailboats at the entrance to the port of Honfleur
???? - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - Saint Simeon, the big court
???? – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – Saint Simeon, the big court
???? - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - Sea merchant in Honfleur
???? – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – Sea merchant in Honfleur
???? - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - Street in Honfleur
???? – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – Street in Honfleur
???? - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - The beach of Honfleur
???? – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – The beach of Honfleur
???? - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - The estuary in Honfleur
???? – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – The estuary in Honfleur
???? - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - The fish market in Honfleur
???? – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – The fish market in Honfleur
???? - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - The lighthouse of Honfleur
???? – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – The lighthouse of Honfleur
???? - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - The pier of Honfleur
???? – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – The pier of Honfleur
???? - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - The porch of the Ste-Catherine church in Honfleur
???? – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – The porch of the Ste-Catherine church in Honfleur

TODAY: The side entrance to the church has remained unchanged.

???? - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - The return from fishing boats in Honfleur
???? – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – The return from fishing boats in Honfleur
???? - Louis-Alexandre Dubourg - View of the Cote de Grace in Honfleur
???? – Louis-Alexandre Dubourg – View of the Cote de Grace in Honfleur

TODAY: The “Notre-Dame de Grace” chapel is located on the “Cote de Grace”, a few kilometers up from the centre of Honfleur. It’s a small seaman’s chapel with a big park around it. There’s also a great view over the Seine river from there.

Click here to read our review of the Chapel.

Dubourg painted in the following places in France (a link “” to his works there will appear below when published):

Honfleur was (and is) a very picturesque town, so it saw many artists capturing the beauty of this very scenic town. The reason it has so many tourists is obvious…. it’s very pretty. Here are some of the artists that have come to apply their art in the town (a link, symbolized by a ““, to the artist’s works will appear when published. A “*” indicates that the artist did not work directly in Honfleur but instead worked outside of Honfleur in a nearby town).

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