A la Cava
Italian (Neapolitan) School
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
circa 1820
Materials
Gouache on paper
Measurements
140 x 190 mm
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 607926.2
Summary
Gouache on brown paper, A la Cava, Italian (Neapolitan) School, circa 1820. One of a set of twelve gouache drawings, circa 1820. Mountainous village scene in which a small crowd of peasants watch a performing bear and dog in the square. Villas surrounded by trees, large mountain in the middle distance. 'A la Cava' (written in gold below drawing). On brown paper page with wash border, in a red leather sketchbook.
Provenance
Possibly 3rd Lord Berwick collection: William Noel-Hill, 3rd Baron Berwick (1773-1842). By descent bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
a la Cava (written in gold below drawing)
Makers and roles
Italian (Neapolitan) School, artist