A Sorceress in a dilapidated Building by Moonlight; and Egyptians carrying Mummies into an underground Tomb

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Antonio Basoli (1774-1848)
A Sorceress in a dilapidated Building by Moonlight; and Egyptians carrying Mummies into an underground Tomb
signed and dated 'Antonio Basoli e fece 1842' (1), 'Basoli Inv: tor fece 1842' (2) and inscribed 'Della Salamide.. Strega della Tavolini...' (1) and 'sepocrali dei Guaneri e nella cornice dette N...fortunate nella Mauretania' (2)
black lead, pen and black ink, watercolour, bodycolour on tracing paper laid down on board, lightly squared (1), varnished
468 x 623 mm.a pair (2)

Provenance

Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 10 January 1990, lots 94 and 98 ($8,800).

Lot Essay

Basoli worked for a short period in Saint Petersburg. On his return to Italy he published Raccolta di 50 Scene Teatrali in 1810 and Collezione di Varie Scene Teatrali in 1821. He succeeded Alessandro Sanquirico as the head stage designer at the Scala, Milan.

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