拍品专文
In 1860 Eugene Lami visited Venice with the Baroness James de Rothschild with the aim of picking up ideas for the decoration of the Chateau de Ferriéres. In 1861, Lami painted an evocation of Venice in a large fresco of La Carnevale Venetien in the Salle en fer á Cheval.
The present drawing, described by Mr. Seligman as The Ball Scene from Much Ado about Nothing, is evidently inspired by Tiepolo. The architecture of the Ballroom is very close to that at Ferriéres, which Lami had himself designed. P.A. Lemoisene, who wrote a monograph on the artist, does not mention any illustration for any Shakespeare plays before 1883. Yet, Lami's close friend Alfred de Musset was a keen admirer of the playwright and had written many plays emulating his style. The present drawing may well have been an illustration of one of de Musset's plays
The present drawing, described by Mr. Seligman as The Ball Scene from Much Ado about Nothing, is evidently inspired by Tiepolo. The architecture of the Ballroom is very close to that at Ferriéres, which Lami had himself designed. P.A. Lemoisene, who wrote a monograph on the artist, does not mention any illustration for any Shakespeare plays before 1883. Yet, Lami's close friend Alfred de Musset was a keen admirer of the playwright and had written many plays emulating his style. The present drawing may well have been an illustration of one of de Musset's plays