French School, circa 1827

An Album of 89 leaves of a Journey in Tuscany and Umbria, bound in contemporary half-calf, including drawings of: Giambologna's Colosso in Pratolino, near Florence; Cività Castellana; A Convent, near Florence; Assisi; Details of Ghiberti's Baptistery Doors, Florence; Ghirlandaio's frescoes in the Duomo, Florence; Ligozzi's frescoes in the Chiostro d'Ogni Santi, Florence; Ucello, Simone Memmi and Taddeo Gaddi's frescoes in the Chiostro Verde in Santa Maria Novella, Florence; Frescoes of the Capella di Spagnoli in the same church; and Ecorché Studies

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French School, circa 1827
An Album of 89 leaves of a Journey in Tuscany and Umbria, bound in contemporary half-calf, including drawings of: Giambologna's Colosso in Pratolino, near Florence; Cività Castellana; A Convent, near Florence; Assisi; Details of Ghiberti's Baptistery Doors, Florence; Ghirlandaio's frescoes in the Duomo, Florence; Ligozzi's frescoes in the Chiostro d'Ogni Santi, Florence; Ucello, Simone Memmi and Taddeo Gaddi's frescoes in the Chiostro Verde in Santa Maria Novella, Florence; Frescoes of the Capella di Spagnoli in the same church; and Ecorché Studies
inscribed with numbers and subjects on most of the leaves, and facing page 19 'croque par Cicéri avec qui j'ai fait le voyage de Rome à Florence en 1827' and on another leaf 'Mr. Lugardon de Genève'
black chalk, some with pen and brown ink or black ink, two leaves with watercolour, fragmentary watermark device on some leaves
150 x 203 mm.

Lot Essay

The drawings were made by an artist travelling in Italy around 1827, possibly by the Swiss Jean-Léonard Lugardon who was in Italy at that time. A few of the tree studies are, as indicated by the inscription, by Pierre-Luc-Charles Cicéri (1782-1868) who first exhibited at the Salon in the same year as this album was executed.

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