Lot Essay
Francesco Candido was employed as a copyist by Sir William Hamilton. Dr. Carlo Knight points out that the view of Vesuvius shows the volcano between the eruptions of 1779 and 1794
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Francesco Saverio Candido, 18th Century
Portrait of a Gentleman, three-quarter length, in a blue coat with a fur trimmed waistcoat, holding a telescope and pointing to a map, a view of Vesuvius beyond
signed 'Francesco Candido'
40 1/8 x 30 1/8in. (101.9 x 76.5cm.)
Portrait of a Gentleman, three-quarter length, in a blue coat with a fur trimmed waistcoat, holding a telescope and pointing to a map, a view of Vesuvius beyond
signed 'Francesco Candido'
40 1/8 x 30 1/8in. (101.9 x 76.5cm.)