The Falls of the Velino near Terni, known as the Cascata del Marmore 1401124

The Falls of the Velino near Terni, known as the Cascata del Marmore

Giovanni Battista Busiri (Rome 1698 - 1757)

Felbrigg Hall © National Trust / Sue James

Date

1740 (inscribed)

Materials

Gouache on paper mounted on panel, gilt framed and glazed

Measurements

235 x 178 mm (9 ¼ x 7 in)

Place of origin

Rome

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Collection

Felbrigg, Norfolk

NT 1401124

Summary

Gouache on paper, The Falls of the Velino near Terni, known as the Cascata del Marmore by Giovanni Battista Busiri (Rome 1698 -1757), inscribed: View of the Fall of the Velino near Terni. G. B. Busiri pinx. Romae 1740. A gorge in foreground with figures fishing etc, the waterfall descends into it from a great height.

Provenance

Part of the Windham Collection. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 1969 by Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer (1906-1969)

Makers and roles

Giovanni Battista Busiri (Rome 1698 - 1757) , artist

References

Vici 1966 Andrea Busiri Vici, G. B. Busiri, 1966, no. 199

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