Xavier della Gatta (active Naples 1777-1829)

View of Naples with the Castel dell' Ovo, the Certosa di San Martino and the Castel Nuovo

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Xavier della Gatta (active Naples 1777-1829)
View of Naples with the Castel dell' Ovo, the Certosa di San Martino and the Castel Nuovo
signed and dated 'Xav.^r Gatta pix. 1791' and with inscription 'Xav Gatta px 1791 Burghen ned Neapel med Castel dell' Uovo Tillhörande Kaj Sammlungen[?] Tegningen af C. Købke [Fortress, Naples beneath, with the city docks From the drawings [collection?] of C. Købke]' (on the backboard)
watercolour and bodycolour
10¾ x 16 3/8 in. (27.1 x 41.5 cm.)

Provenance

Possibly Christen Købke (1810-1848), according to an inscription on the backboard.

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Lot Essay

An old inscription in Danish on the backboard suggests that the drawing may have formed part of the collection of the celebrated painter Christen Købke (1810-1848), who is now considered as one of the foremost artists of the Danish Golden Age.

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