Cornelis Apostool (1762-1844)

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Cornelis Apostool (1762-1844)

The Isola di Santa Helena near the Lido; and The Harbour at Salerno

inscribed respectively 'gezigt uit de Tuin van de Motta te Venetien/op de eilanden St Helena de kartuis en de haven van Lido' on the mount and 'De Stad en Haven van Salerno' (verso); pencil, pen and brown ink, grey wash, grey ink framing lines
268 x 325 mm. (2)

Provenance

Anon. sale, Christie's Amsterdam, 15 Nov. 1983, part of lot 177 (as D. Dupré)

Lot Essay

This and the following lot are comparable to similar drawings by the artist sold in these Rooms, 30 November 1987, lots 173-6, and 25 November 1991, lot 219 (as D. Dupré)
Apostool was the Director of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam from 1808 until his death in 1844

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