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Mountain landscape with an aqueduct and dam - FRENCH SCHOOL

1851

A beautiful drawing of the Aravis mountain chain in the Alps, including Mont Blanc, with all of the peaks identified by hand. Circa 1850 Graphite with white heightening on light card...

Denon, Baron Dominique Vivant. View of Arona. Paris: 1788. Etching on light cream wove paper, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches (140 x 215 mm), full margins. Some...

Paris: Charles Hullmandel, circa 1850. Lithograph with engraving on white wove paper, 9 7/8 x 7 1/2 inches (250 x 190 mm), the full sheet. In good condition with some minor scattere...

Black crayon and graphite with white heightening on blue handmade laid paper. Adhered at all four corners to a period support, on which the title and an illegible date (perhaps 1815) appear to be written in the artist's hand. ________ Aglio was born in Cremona is 1777 and his artistic talent was recognized early in his life. He was promised a place at the University in Milan by the Holy Roman Emperor, however, his formal education was upended before it even began by the invasion of Italy and Austria by Napoleon. Aglio joined the war effort and fought in a series of major battles near Venice before becoming seriously ill. At the age of about 23 he was released from duty, and traveled to Rome to focus on his health, and landscape painting. In Rome, Aglio studied with the renowned artist Campovecchio. At the invitation of well known British architect William Wilkins (designer of the National Gallery and University College London), Aglio relocated to London in 1803. He made London his permanent home, and married Letitia Clarke in 1805. He enjoyed a lucrative career painting frescoes in the interiors of high society townhouses, country manors, and major London concert halls and theaters. Most notably, Aglio painted multiple official portraits of Queen Victoria...

"Landscape" is a pencil drawing on green-colorated paper by Anonymous Artist of the 20th Century. In excellent conditions: As good as new. Sheet dimension: 19 x 28 cm. Illegible ...

Landscape is a modern artwork realized by in the 19th Century. Charcoal drawing. Good conditions.

A view of figures punting along a river into a historic town, possibly in Italy. Presented in a cream wash line mount. Unsigned. On wove.

A view through a mountainous valley. Presented in a gold and white double mount and a distressed gilt-effect wooden frame. Unsigned. On watercolour paper.