LOUIS-JEAN DESPREZ (AUXERRE 1743-1804 STOCKHOLM)

LOUIS-JEAN DESPREZ (AUXERRE 1743-1804 STOCKHOLM)

A view of the Tomb of Mamia, in Pompeii

signed \'Despres\' (lower left) and with inscriptions \'Tombeau de Mamia a Pompeji\' (on the mount, lower centre) and \'Aquarell af Jean Louis Desprez tillhört Generaldir. M. Huss. Inköpt 1892. 30 Kronor\' (verso)

watercolour over etched outlines by Francesco Piranesi (1758-1810) after a drawing by Desprez

47.9 x 69.5 cm (18 3/4 x 27 3/8 in.)