"Desprez Louis-jean (1743-1804) "strongoli Near The Ruins Of Petilia, Sicily" Drawing/pen, Wash"
"Animated view of Strongoli near the ruins of Petilia in Sicily"DESPREZ Louis-Jean (1743-1804).
Pen drawing, gray wash and watercolour.
On the back an inscription by Abbé JC Richard de Saint-Non: "View of the town of Strongoli near the ruins of the ancient town of Petilia in later Calabria... drawn by Des Près".
Provenance: Anonymous sale, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Masters Aguttes, Ionesco, Vregille, Bizouard, December 14, 1995, N°2.
Gilt wood frame, 18th century period.
Our drawing is preparatory to engraving, (See: Petra Lamers, Il viaggio nel Sud dell'Abbé de Saint-Non, Electa, Naples, 1995, p.234, N°221).
Dimensions: H 20.5 x W 32.2 cm.
Our drawing corresponds to N°68 of our new catalog of March 2023 which is available online at: www.galerie-mazarini.fr
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