An extensive view of Rome

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Nikanor Grigor'evich Chernetsov (1805-1879)
An extensive view of Rome
signed in Cyrillic and dated 'N. Chernetsov 1850' (lower right) and inscribed, dated and signed 'Rome 1848 N. Chernetsov' (on reverse)
oil on canvas
37½x56¾in. (95.4x144.3cm.)

Provenance

Purchased by Agostino Camuzzi di Lugano-Montagnola in St. Petersburg in 1860
H.R.H. Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia, Villa Favorita, Lugano
Purchased in 1927 from the above by Dr. Croce, Austria.

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Lot Essay

Nikanor Chernetsov studied at the Academy in St. Petersburg with his elder brother Grigorii. Nikanor travelled extensively around Russia especially the Crimea. On his first visit to Italy in 1841 he executed many watercolours, but it was not until his second tour that he painted such detailed panoramic oils.

This lot is sold with a black and white photograph dated 1910, showing this to be the original frame, together with the letter written on behalf of Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia to the purchaser and dated 9th July 1927.

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