Lot n° 71
Estimation :
150 - 200
EUR
Attributed to John WARWICK-SMITH (1749-1831) - Lot 71
Attributed to John WARWICK-SMITH (1749-1831)
View of Porto Ferrajo on the Island of Elba
Watercolor.
14 x 22 cm
Bears lower left traces of the signature John...
Annotated on verso Porto Ferrajo, Elba hence Napoleon escaped to France.
The island of Elba, in Tuscany, is Italy's third largest island.
Famous for the exile of Napoleon I in 1814-1815, it comprises eight communes, including Portoferraio. After belonging to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, it became part of the Kingdom of Italy in 1860.
John Warwick Smith (1749-1831) was an English watercolorist renowned for his landscapes of Italy and Great Britain, and considered a master of color.
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