Brazilian School, circa 1840
A set of six Brazilian landscapes
'Vista tomada de St.Cherezae'
'Fortaleza de Praya Vermelha'
'Lago do Paco'
'St. Christovao'
'Entrada da Barra do Rio de Janeiro'
'Praya d'Ajuda'
each inscribed with title (to margin),
pen and ink, watercolour and bodycolour with gum arabic highlighting, unframed
each 11 x 16.6cm (4 5/16 x 6 9/16in) (picture size), (6).
'Vista tomada de St.Cherezae'
'Fortaleza de Praya Vermelha'
'Lago do Paco'
'St. Christovao'
'Entrada da Barra do Rio de Janeiro'
'Praya d'Ajuda'
each inscribed with title (to margin),
pen and ink, watercolour and bodycolour with gum arabic highlighting, unframed
each 11 x 16.6cm (4 5/16 x 6 9/16in) (picture size), (6).
Sold for
£3,750
inc. premium
Footnotes
- The present watercolours are copies after Johann Jacob Steinmann (1800-1844) from his volume 'Souvenirs de Rio de Janeiro dessinés d'après nature'.
Category: Fine Art / Travel Pictures
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