Lot Essay
The volcanic site of Solfatara takes its name from the emanations of sulphur which spring from the crater covered with a thick crust of dried mud. The Solfatara is near Pozzuoli, to the west of Posilipo.
Details
Claude-Joseph Vernet (1714-1789)
View of Solfatara
inscribed 'la solfatara. apsousole' and with inscriptions 'Vernett' on the mount; red chalk, watermark twice encircled fleur-de-lys
351 x 463mm.
View of Solfatara
inscribed 'la solfatara. apsousole' and with inscriptions 'Vernett' on the mount; red chalk, watermark twice encircled fleur-de-lys
351 x 463mm.
Provenance
From an album probably compiled in Vienna in the early 19th Century.
A.A. Renouard; Paris, 20 November 1854 (to Potier, antiquarian bookseller, quai Malaquais).
Anon. sale; Versailles, 13 March 1966, lot 202, as Robert.
A.A. Renouard; Paris, 20 November 1854 (to Potier, antiquarian bookseller, quai Malaquais).
Anon. sale; Versailles, 13 March 1966, lot 202, as Robert.