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Lot Essay
The illustrious Claude-Joseph Vernet (d. 1789) specialised in marine subjects. Through the Marquis de Marigny, brother of Madame de Pompadour, he received the commission to paint the ports of France for Louis XV, on which this subject is based.
A related tapestry depicting the bay of Naples with Vesuvius in the distance is illustrated in D. and P. Chevalier and P.-F. Bertrand, Les Tapisseries d'Aubusson et de Felletin, Lausanne, 1988, p. 165. Further related tapestries were sold anonymously, Christie's King Street, 26 November 1996, lot 246 (£14,950) and 6 June 1991, lot 13 (£12,100).
A related tapestry depicting the bay of Naples with Vesuvius in the distance is illustrated in D. and P. Chevalier and P.-F. Bertrand, Les Tapisseries d'Aubusson et de Felletin, Lausanne, 1988, p. 165. Further related tapestries were sold anonymously, Christie's King Street, 26 November 1996, lot 246 (£14,950) and 6 June 1991, lot 13 (£12,100).