Lot Essay
Several versions of a view at the Temple of Vesta by Knebel exist, in watercolour as well as in oil, the earliest dated 1837, the latest dated 1860 (photographs in the R.K.D., The Hague).
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Peasants resting at the Temple of Vesta, Rome
Details
Franz Knebel (Swiss, 1809-1877)
Peasants resting at the Temple of Vesta, Rome
signed 'F Knebel.fect.' (lower left) and inscribed and dated 'Roma 1853' (lower right)
pencil, brown ink and watercolour heightened with white on paper, unframed
31 x 46 cm.
Peasants resting at the Temple of Vesta, Rome
signed 'F Knebel.fect.' (lower left) and inscribed and dated 'Roma 1853' (lower right)
pencil, brown ink and watercolour heightened with white on paper, unframed
31 x 46 cm.
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