19th Century Italian gouache painting of Mount Vesuvius and Naples, summertime

Peter de Wint (British, 1784 – 1849) Fishing boats at low tide Pencil on watercolour 10.3/4 x 16.3/8 in. (27.3 x 41.7 cm.) Peter de Wint was born in Stone in Staffordshire, the son ...

A beautiful and bold composition of La Cad'oro in Venice with clear blue skies above and a cubist reflections of the buildings below in different shades of blues and turquoises. H...

Carle Vernet (French, 1758 – 1836) ‘La Marchande de Coco’; and ‘La Tour de Babbe d’un Charbonnier’ Ink, watercolour on paper Both signed C Vernet and Carle Vernet (lower left and lower right respectively) 12.1/4 x 9 in. (31 x 22.8 cm.) A pair Vernet was born in Bordeaux. At the age of five, he showed an extraordinary passion for drawing horses, but went through the regular academical course as a pupil of his father and of Nicolas-Bernard Lépicié. Strangely, after winning the grand prix (1782), he seemed to lose interest in the profession, and his father had to recall him back from Rome to France to prevent him from entering a monastery. In his Triumph of Aemilius Paulus, he broke with tradition and drew the horse with the forms he had learnt from nature in stables and riding-schools. His hunting-pieces, races, landscapes, and work as a lithographer were also very popular. Carle's sister was executed by the guillotine during the Revolution. After this, he gave up art. When he again began to produce under the French Directory (1795–1799), his style had changed radically. He started drawing in minute detail battles and campaigns to glorify Napoleon. His drawings of Napoleon...

Lucius Rossi (Italian, 1846 – 1913) La balancoire, 1907 Signed and dated ‘Lucius Rossi, 1907’ (lower right) Oil on canvas 22.1/2 x 32.3/4 in. (57.5 x 83....

A vibrant 19th-century gouache painting depicting a detailed daytime view of the Bay of Naples, Italy. The work has been beautifully presented behind glass in an elegant burr maple f...

Artist/ School: Italian School, 19th century, indistinctly signed and dated Title: Naples Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 25.5 x 35.5 inches canvas: 19.5 x...

Titled on lower center. Sheet 36.4x49 / Frame 54.7 x 66.5. Beautiful 19th century representation of the Gulf and the Bay of Pozzuoli near Naples. Good conditions, includes a conte...

Neapolitan School 19th Century, Gouache on paper. The Gulf of Pozzuoli & Ponte di Calligola, Naples. Well presented in a black frame with a crisp white mount and inscribed to the low...