Naples From Sir William Hamilton's Villa, Portici, 1782
Titled "Portici" in the margin below the image bottom centre, inscribed "Dutuit" in the upper margin, signed "Cozens" in sepia ink verso and inscribed by another "Portici, with the Royal Palace on the right" and further inscribed: "J.R. Cozens was at Portici in Aug. 1782" in pencil verso and to a green label from previous framing affixed to the present backing paper versoImage/Sheet 7 x 9.25 in - 16.5 x 23.5 cm; 8.5 x 11.5 in - 21.6 x 29.2 cm
drawn in 1782
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "International Art" held on Thu, Dec 6, 2018.
Lot 803
Lot 803
Estimate: CAD $3,000 - $5,000
Realised: CAD $14,400
Realised: CAD $14,400
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
From the collection of Eugene Dutuit, Rouen (1807-1886), author of "Manuel de l'Amateur d'Estampes, Oeuvres Complet de Rembrandt" inscribed in another hand in pencil verso;
William Delamotte;
Stanhope Shelton Limited, Suffolk, UK;
From whom purchased by the Private Collection, Hamilton, Ontario in 1981
Exhibitions:
Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 1971;
Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 1971 (similar drawings in both exhibitions, possibly not this lot);
Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario, 1999 in "Private Obsessions"
Literature:
A.P. Oppé, "Alexander & John Robert Cozens";
Hamilton book, Volume II, No. 9 (Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester), Approved F.W.Hawcroft, Whitworth Gallery;
Cozens Exhibitions, V & A and Whitworth p. 54, J.R. Cozens catalogue, 1971
Notes:
John Robert Cozens made two trips across the Alps and to Italy first in 1776-1779 and then in 1782-83 with William Beckford (1760-1844) of England as his draughtsman. Beckford was also a patron and commissioned Cozens to record Italian views before they commenced their journey in May 1782. The artist took several sketchbooks with him. On this trip, Cozens and Beckford travelled to Naples via Venice, Padua and Ferrara.
They arrived in Naples in early July, 1782 where they were guests of Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803), the British Envoy in Naples. Cozens sketched this bird's-eye view of Naples from the villa in which the artist and his draughtsman stayed the summer of 1782.
Cozens returned by himself to Rome and from there back to England in 1783. The sketchbooks executed during the tour provided material for watercolours he produced over the next nine years in London.
Beckford kept the larger, finished watercolour related to the drawing in this lot. Entitled "Naples and the Bay Seen from the Villa of Sir William Hamilton at Portici" and dated 1782, it was completed in different tones, in monochromatic shades of blue, and measuring 9.1" x 14.3" (23.2 x 36.5 cm)
The seven sketchbooks that have survived from Cozens' tour are housed in the Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester.
From the collection of Eugene Dutuit, Rouen (1807-1886), author of "Manuel de l'Amateur d'Estampes, Oeuvres Complet de Rembrandt" inscribed in another hand in pencil verso;
William Delamotte;
Stanhope Shelton Limited, Suffolk, UK;
From whom purchased by the Private Collection, Hamilton, Ontario in 1981
Exhibitions:
Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 1971;
Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 1971 (similar drawings in both exhibitions, possibly not this lot);
Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario, 1999 in "Private Obsessions"
Literature:
A.P. Oppé, "Alexander & John Robert Cozens";
Hamilton book, Volume II, No. 9 (Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester), Approved F.W.Hawcroft, Whitworth Gallery;
Cozens Exhibitions, V & A and Whitworth p. 54, J.R. Cozens catalogue, 1971
Notes:
John Robert Cozens made two trips across the Alps and to Italy first in 1776-1779 and then in 1782-83 with William Beckford (1760-1844) of England as his draughtsman. Beckford was also a patron and commissioned Cozens to record Italian views before they commenced their journey in May 1782. The artist took several sketchbooks with him. On this trip, Cozens and Beckford travelled to Naples via Venice, Padua and Ferrara.
They arrived in Naples in early July, 1782 where they were guests of Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803), the British Envoy in Naples. Cozens sketched this bird's-eye view of Naples from the villa in which the artist and his draughtsman stayed the summer of 1782.
Cozens returned by himself to Rome and from there back to England in 1783. The sketchbooks executed during the tour provided material for watercolours he produced over the next nine years in London.
Beckford kept the larger, finished watercolour related to the drawing in this lot. Entitled "Naples and the Bay Seen from the Villa of Sir William Hamilton at Portici" and dated 1782, it was completed in different tones, in monochromatic shades of blue, and measuring 9.1" x 14.3" (23.2 x 36.5 cm)
The seven sketchbooks that have survived from Cozens' tour are housed in the Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.