A Harbour Scene, probably Naples
Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (1748 - 1810)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1790 - 1800
Materials
Watercolour and gouache on paper
Measurements
1220 x 1590 mm
Order this imageCollection
Coughton Court, Warwickshire
NT 135168
Summary
Watercolour and gouache on paper, A Harbour Scene, probably Naples, by Louis Ducros (Yverdon, Switzerland 1748 – Lausanne 1810) with peasants on the rocks and troops embarking and the 'Tankred' and other men o'war at anchor. Inscribed. Watercolour and gouache. This represents scenes connected with the period when Sir John Acton was Prime Minister of Naples. Glazed.
Provenance
Purchased by National Trust in 1992 through private treaty sale with NHMF aid
Makers and roles
Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (1748 - 1810), artist