Luigi Mayer (Italy circa 1755-1803)
Luigi Mayer (Italy circa 1755-1803)

Views of Wallachia (Romania) under Ottoman rule: The town of Pitesti on the banks of the river Argis; A Greek Orthodox cemetery near Bucharest; The town of Gigesti on the banks of the river Argis; and The pontoon bridge over the river Argis at the town of Capociani

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Luigi Mayer (Italy circa 1755-1803)
Views of Wallachia (Romania) under Ottoman rule: The town of Pitesti on the banks of the river Argis; A Greek Orthodox cemetery near Bucharest; The town of Gigesti on the banks of the river Argis; and The pontoon bridge over the river Argis at the town of Capociani
all signed 'Luigi Mayer dipinse'; the first inscribed 'Veduta di una parte del Villaggio di Pitesti nella Valachia presa dalle sponde del fiume Argis Tavola No. LXII. del viaggio pittoresco del Sig.r Cav.r Roberto Ainslie'; the second inscribed 'Chiesa con cimitero greco nelle vicinanze di Bucoresti città capitale della Valachia Tavola No. LI. del viaggio pittoresco del Sig.r Cav.e Roberto Ainslie'; the third inscribed 'Veduta del villaggio di Gigesti nella Valachia presa da un casino alle sponde del fiume Argis Tavola No. LX. del viaggio pittoresco del Sig.r Cav.e Roberto Ainslie'; and the fourth inscribed 'Parte del villaggio di Capociani con ponte di barche sul fiume Argis nella Valachia Tavola No. L. del viaggio pittoresco del Sig.r Cav.e Roberto Ainslie'
watercolour and bodycolour, gum arabic, in feigned mount surrounds
17 x 23½ in. (43.2 x 59 cm.) (4)

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