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IGNACE VERNET (Avignon, 1726-Naples, after 1770)
ERUPTION OF…
See original version (French)
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IGNACE VERNET (Avignon, 1726-Naples, after 1770)
ERUPTION OF…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
IGNACE VERNET (Avignon, 1726-Naples, after 1770)
ERUPTION OF VESUVIUS
Pen and watercolour
Inscription on the drawing indicating the place and dates of the lava flows
Signed lower left "Volaire
Old inscription on the reverse: "Le chevalier Volaire fut Élève de Vernet / il demeura longtemps à Naples. voyez Le dictionnaire.
Eruption of Vesuvius, pen and watercolor
19 x 30 CM - 7,5 x 11,8 IN.
Madame Émilie Beck has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
The younger brother of the painter Joseph Vernet (1714-1789), Ignace specialised in depicting the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius in Naples.
See original version (French)
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