Lot 163
  • 163

François Debret

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • François Debret
  • The public fountain at Caprarola
  • Pen and gray ink and watercolor, within black ink framing lines;
    annotated by the artist with numerous measurements;
    laid down on the original mount, inscribed in brown ink, upper center: CAPRAROLA and signed and inscribed in brown ink, lower center: Fontaine Publique. No 2 au Plan topographique. / Dessin fait par Frois Debret.

Provenance

Sale, Monaco, Sotheby's, 3 December 1989, lot 681

Condition

Laid down on an old album page/mount, which has in turn been window mounted. The sheet is in very fine condition, with only a few very minor stains in places. The medium is also very well preserved with the watercolor still very fresh. Sold in a giltwood frame.
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