Lot Essay
This watercolour was the first continental subject exhibited by Birket Foster at the Royal Water Colour Society
Details
Myles Birket Foster, R.W.S. (1825-1899)
Bellagio, Lake Como
signed with monogram and inscribed 'Bellagio/L. Como.'; pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour
13¼ x 28in. (332 x 710mm.)
Bellagio, Lake Como
signed with monogram and inscribed 'Bellagio/L. Como.'; pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour
13¼ x 28in. (332 x 710mm.)
Provenance
W. Dell; Christie's, 1899, lot 23
Exhibited
Aberdeen Art Gallery
London, Royal Water Colour Society, 1867, no. 86
London, Royal Water Colour Society, 1867, no. 86