108 - NICOLAS-ANTOINE TAUNAY (Paris, 1755–1830)
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Estimate €8,000 - €12,000

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NICOLAS-ANTOINE TAUNAY (Paris, 1755–1830) VIEW OF THE SO-CALLED JULIUS CAESAR’S BRIDGE IN SICILY Original canvas (Belot) Bears an inscription on a label on the reverse: ‘Cabany’ Unframed View of Julius Caesar’s bridge in Sicily, original canvas, unframed 33.50 x 41 cm – 13.2 x 16.1 in PROVENANCE Taunay’s estate sale, Paris, 28 February 1831, lot 41 (191 francs); Private collection, Normandy; Anonymous sale, Rouen (Maître d’Anjou), 17 June 2012, lot 99; Anonymous sale, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Me Aguttes, 19 December 2017, lot 76 (17,850?. The catalogue entry for the painting mentions an Irintzin collection. BIBLIOGRAPHY Escragnolle Taunay, 1912, p. 96; C. Lebrun-Jouve, Nicolas-Antoine Taunay (1755–1730), Paris, 2003, no. p. 817 (“Most of the composition is taken up by a river on which there are several boats laden with numerous labourers and boatmen retrieving stones from beneath the water. Near the bridge on the riverbank, there are also stonecutters working to load stones onto a cart drawn by several horses. Among them is a traveller riding a white horse. These figures are skilfully arranged and generously rendered. The distant planes are shrouded in a harmonious mist and feature towering rocks and mountains.”). We would like to thank Mrs Lebrun-Jouve, who confirmed the authenticity of our painting in 2012. Our painting may be a bozzetto for a larger composition, the location of which is currently unknown.

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About the sale PAINTINGS & DRAWINGS FROM THE 17TH TO THE 19TH CENTURY

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108 - NICOLAS-ANTOINE TAUNAY (Paris, 1755–1830) See original version (French)

108 - NICOLAS-ANTOINE TAUNAY (Paris, 1755–1830)
See original version (French)