Lot 120
120
Gaspar van Wittel, called Vanvitelli (Utrecht 1653-1736 Rome)
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Gaspar van Wittel, called Vanvitelli (Utrecht 1653-1736 Rome)

A lake on the edge of a wood with two figures by a tree

Details
Gaspar van Wittel, called Vanvitelli (Utrecht 1653-1736 Rome)
A lake on the edge of a wood with two figures by a tree
with inscription 'Occhiali' on the mount
black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey and brown wash
8 3/8 x 12½ in. (212 x 316 mm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; T. Philipe, 5 June 1801, according to an inscription on the mount.
The 2nd Viscount Palmerston.
Purchased from P. & D. Colnaghi, 23 April 1948 (£9).
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Lot Essay

Similar in composition to Claude's Landcape with Saint John the Baptist (Liber Veritatis 97), after which no painting is known (M. Roethlisberger, Claude Lorrain, The Paintings, New York, 1979, II, fig. 178).
The inscription 'Occhiali' was the artist's nickname, probably first applied when he worked in Naples, referring to the fact that he wore glasses.

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