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The 20 Most Famous Jules Laurens Paintings, a Gallery Selection
Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 20 works by Jules Laurens in our catalogue
In short
Of all the originals Jules Laurens left, the most famous is Dragomans à Téhéran (1849). Close behind it come Tête d'étude (1850) and Meeting Room in Tehran (1863). Our catalog holds 20 works by Jules Laurens; the gallery has kept the 20 the world admires most, each shown with its date, its museum and its story.
1825 – 1901, Carpentras
Most works: Musée Fabre
Jules Laurens's top 10 paintings: the gallery's choice
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The Rock of Vann
The Rock of Vann emerges from the canvas as a monumental presence, a work that captures the sheer scale of a rugged landscape. This painting, created by the French artist Jules Laurens, presents a view of a world that feels both ancient and immediate. Known also by the title Le Rocher de Vann (Kurdistan) [actuelle Turquie], the work transports the viewer to a specific, dramatic terrain. An alternative title, Le…
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The Jules Laurens selection continues, 11 to 20
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Storm1863 · Musée des Beaux-Arts
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Le déjeuner du prolétaire1860 · Musée Fabre
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Chemin des Sables in Fontainebleau, Storm Effect1869 · Musée Fabre
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Winter in Persia1867 · Musée Salies
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Derelict Gardens in Ashraf (Persia)1872 · Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen
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The Blue Mosquee in Tabriz, Persia1872 · Musée Fabre
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Ruins of Ashraf Palace1894 · Musée Comtadin-Duplessis
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In Trebizond CountrysideMusée Comtadin-Duplessis
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Mont Ventoux from the Road to Carpentras in BédoinMusée Comtadin-Duplessis
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Carpentras Aqueduct and Mont VentouxMusée Comtadin-Duplessis
Storm1863 · Musée des Beaux-Arts
12Le déjeuner du prolétaire1860 · Musée Fabre
13Chemin des Sables in Fontainebleau, Storm Effect1869 · Musée Fabre
14Winter in Persia1867 · Musée Salies
15Derelict Gardens in Ashraf (Persia)1872 · Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen
16The Blue Mosquee in Tabriz, Persia1872 · Musée Fabre
17Ruins of Ashraf Palace1894 · Musée Comtadin-Duplessis
18In Trebizond CountrysideMusée Comtadin-Duplessis
19Mont Ventoux from the Road to Carpentras in BédoinMusée Comtadin-Duplessis
20Carpentras Aqueduct and Mont VentouxMusée Comtadin-Duplessis
The museums that keep Jules Laurens's originals
The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Jules Laurens | Paintings from this list |
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 Musée Fabre |
Montpellier | 5 | Tête d'étude, Landscape, Memory from Asia Minor, Le déjeuner du prolétaire |
 Musée Comtadin-Duplessis |
Carpentras | 4 | Ruins of Ashraf Palace, In Trebizond Countryside, Mont Ventoux from the Road to Carpentras in Bédoin |
 Musée d'Orsay |
Paris | 1 | The Rock of Vann |
 Musée Des Beaux |
Марсель | 1 | Head of a Roman Way in Bithynia, Amasra |
 Musée des Beaux-Arts |
Toulon | 1 | Fortified Village of Lasguirt in Korassan (Upper Persia) |
 Musée des Beaux-Arts |
Nîmes | 1 | Storm |
 Musée Salies |
Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 1 | Winter in Persia |
 Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen |
Rouen | 1 | Derelict Gardens in Ashraf (Persia) |
Jules Laurens decade by decade: the original that defines each
Works per decade
Pick a decade to see the original that defines it.
1880s
The Rock of Vann
Age 55 – 64
1 work this decade
The Rock of Vann emerges from the canvas as a monumental presence, a work that captures the sheer scale of a rugged landscape. This painting, created by the French artist Jules Laurens, presents a view of a world that feels both ancient and immediate. Known also by the title Le Rocher de Vann (Kurdistan) [actuelle Turquie], the work transports the viewer to a specific, dramatic terrain. An alternative title, Le…
Collectors' questions about Jules Laurens's paintings
Which work is Jules Laurens most famous for?Reveal the answer
Dragomans à Téhéran (1849). Tête d'étude (1850) and Meeting Room in Tehran (1863) come next.
What age was Jules Laurens when Dragomans à Téhéran was made?Reveal the answer
24 years old: Dragomans à Téhéran dates from 1849, and Jules Laurens was born in 1825.
What are the ten most famous Jules Laurens paintings?Reveal the answer
Dragomans à Téhéran, Tête d'étude, Meeting Room in Tehran, The Bather, At the Gate of a Town in Asia Minor, Lake and Fortress of Van in Armenia, The Rock of Vann, Head of a Roman Way in Bithynia, Amasra, Fortified Village of Lasguirt in Korassan (Upper Persia) and Landscape, Memory from Asia Minor. The ranking above gives each one's year and museum.
How many paintings did Jules Laurens leave?Reveal the answer
Our catalog holds 20 works by Jules Laurens, dated from 1849 to 1901.
In which museums do Jules Laurens's masterpieces hang?Reveal the answer
Mostly in Musée Fabre (Montpellier), Musée Comtadin-Duplessis (Carpentras) and Musée d'Orsay (Paris). The museum table above lists them all.
In which years did Jules Laurens paint the most famous works?Reveal the answer
In 1860s: 7 of the 20 works on this page were made then, Meeting Room in Tehran among them.
What are the first and the last famous originals of Jules Laurens?Reveal the answer
On this page, the earliest is Dragomans à Téhéran (1849) and the latest At the Gate of a Town in Asia Minor (1901).
Which Jules Laurens works hang at the Musée Fabre?Reveal the answer
Tête d'étude, Landscape, Memory from Asia Minor and Le déjeuner du prolétaire: the Musée Fabre, Montpellier holds 5 of the works on this page.
Jules Laurens: life and work
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