Lot Essay
Drawings by the same hands and on similar mounts were sold at Christie's, 19 April 1994, lots 127-8, illustrated and Sotheby's, New York, 9 January 1996, lot 122, illustrated.
The Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome; and The Temple of Vesta, Rome
Details
Giovanni Volpato (1733-1803) and Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (1748-1809)
The Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome; and The Temple of Vesta, Rome
inscribed 'Le Tombeau d'Adrien du Chateau St Ange' (recto, 1) and 'Ducros & Volpato Le chateau St Ange.' (1) and '560 Ducros & Volpato Le Temple de Vesta' (2) on the mounts
watercolour over an etched base
360 x 522 mm.a pair (2)
The Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome; and The Temple of Vesta, Rome
inscribed 'Le Tombeau d'Adrien du Chateau St Ange' (recto, 1) and 'Ducros & Volpato Le chateau St Ange.' (1) and '560 Ducros & Volpato Le Temple de Vesta' (2) on the mounts
watercolour over an etched base
360 x 522 mm.a pair (2)