Giovanni Battista Lusieri ( Rome, 1754 - Athènes, 1821 )
View of Rome from the Janiculum hill towards Trastevere and Ostiense, as far as the Basilica of San Paolo outside the walls , 1778-1779
Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper
55,8 x 96,8 cm
Provenance
Acquired by Philip Yorke, later 3rd Earl of Hardwicke ( 1757 - 1834 ). circa 1778-79; to his daughter Caroline Harriette, wife in 1815 of the 2nd Earl of Somers; by inheritance Eastorn Castle ( herefordshire).Exhibitions
A.W.lewis eith F.Spirito, K.Sloan and D.Williams, Expanding Horizions. Giovanni Battista Lusieri and the Panoramic Landscape. National Gallery of Scotland Edinburgh exhibition catalogue, p. 60, n 8 ill p 64Join our mailing list
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