J. Alphonse Pellion (fl.1817-20)

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J. Alphonse Pellion (fl.1817-20)

Aiguade de Rio de Janeiro
signed(?), inscribed as title and dated 'Mr. Pellion/le 14 fev. 1818', and with inscription 'N.B. L'arcade à Gauche du Tableau n'était construite/qu'en bois; elle faisait partie des décorations élévées-/à l'occasion des fêtes qui ont eu lieu au Mariage/du prince Royal.', pencil and grey wash
16 x 11 3/8in. (40.6 x 28.8cm.)
Provenance
as Lot 59

Lot Essay

Freycinet sailed from Rio on 30 January for the Cape so the present watercolour, dated 14 February, was finished by Pellion on board the Uranie

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