item name: Triumphal Arch at Susa - English Watercolor, 1816

item description: An English tourist's view of the Triumphal Arch at Susa, 1816. Watercolor applied with a brush, ink under-drawing. This watercolor records the Roman arch at Susa (ancient Segusium). Shelley visited the site on his entry to Italy and writes in a letter dated Milan, April 1818: "A ruined arch of magnificent proportions, in the Greek taste, standing in a kind of road of green lawn, overgrown with violets and primroses, and in the midst of stupendous mountains, and a blonde woman, of light and graceful manners, something in the style of Fuseli's Eve, were the first things we met in Italy". inscribed on the reverse: "Triumphal Arch at Susa erected to Augustus Caesar" and dated "August 14th 1816". Provenance: Rodgers Collection, U.K.

Dimensions: Overall Dimensions - Image
8" H X 11" W
20.32cm H X 27.94cm W

Overall Dimensions - Frame
13" H X 16" W
33.02cm H X 40.64cm W

price: $1,800

item name: St. Peter's Illuminated By Fireworks

item description: Gouache over etched outline. In the 18th century, great events and holidays were celebrated with an Illumination, where buildings and monuments were strung with fireworks and torches. This gouache shows the Basilica of St. Peter, the Piazza and Bernini’s Colonnade outlined with fireworks against the night sky. Painted as a Grand Tour souvenir for a French visitor to Rome. Inscribed “S. Pierre au vatican de nuit avec la luminade de fiaccole” in pen and ink on the reverse. Provenance: Phillip's, London.

Dimensions: Overall Dimensions - Image
10" H X 16" W
25.4cm H X 40.6cm W

Overall Dimensions - Frame
16" H X 22.5" W
40.6cm H X 57.1cm W

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item name: Campo De Fiori

item description:

A view of Rome by Herman Armour Webster, born in New York City in 1878. Watercolor over sepia ink. A fresh and lively plein-air sketch of the Campo de Fiori, the outdoor flower market in the heart of old Rome. Webster establishes the scene with loosely drawn sepia pen lines over traces of pencil. The added watercolor washes complete the sense of a bright autumn day. Webster was born in New York in 1878, then went to Paris as early as 1900 and studied under Laurens and Braquemond. Webster was a great traveler who drew many cityscapes and landscapes on his trips in Europe. He was also a prolific printmaker. Signed by the artist, lower right corner, and titled on the reverse. Provenance: Private Collection

Dimensions: Overall Dimensions - Image
4.75" H X 6" W
12.1cm H X 15.2cm W

Overall Dimensions - Frame
9.75" H X 10.75" W
24.8cm H X 27.3cm W

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item name: Sculpture in the Park at Versailles

item description: A plein-air view in the parks at Versailles, inscribed Versailles Octobre 1913 in pencil by the artist.

Dimensions: Dimensions (image)
12" H X 8" W
30.48cm H X 20.32cm W

price: $2,400