The Leaning Tower della Milizie

Details

Prince von Hessen-Kassel (as Enrico d'Assia) (1927-2000)
The Leaning Tower della Milizie
signed and dated 'Assia 95' (upper left) and signed again, inscribed and dated again '"THE LEANING TOWER DELLE MILIZIE"/Enrico d'Assia/1995/ROME (ITALY)' (on the backboard)
pencil and watercolour
13 x 9 in. (33 x 23 cm.)

Provenance

Displayed in the Drawing Room of the Private Apartment of H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon at Kensington Palace.

Exhibited

London, The Fine Art Society, Enrico d'Assia, June 1995, no. 41, as 'Rome, The Leaning Tower delle Milizie'.

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Lot Essay

Heinrich Wilhelm Konstantin Viktor Franz Prinz von Hessen-Kassel was born on 30 October 1927 in Rome, Italy. He was the son of Philipp Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel and Mafalda Maria Elisabetta Anna Romana di Savoia-Carignano, Principessa di Savoia. He was also known as Enrico d'Assia.

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