View of Naples with Castel dell'Ovo and Mount Vesuvius seen from the Salita di San' Antonio
Franz Ludwig Catel (Berlin 1778 - Rome 1856)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1819
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
991 x 1486 mm (39 x 58 1/2 in)
Place of origin
Naples
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 851703
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, View of Naples with Castel dell'Ovo and Mount Vesuvius seen from the Salita di San' Antonio, by Franz Ludwig Catel (Berlin 1778 - Rome 1856), 1819; previously attributed to Heinrich Schmidt (Saabrück.1740 – Darmstadt 1821) as frame label implies. View from a cliff road, Salita di San' Antonio, looking across the bay. Blue sea, paler blue sky fading to cream. Misty grey mountains in distance with Vesuvius smoking. Below lies a town built to the water's edge. Left foreground - peasants and two donkeys. On right, on cliff overlooking bay, is a grey Italian villa with trees and shrubs.
Provenance
Acquired by Frederick William Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol (1769-1859) in around 1830 and by descent to Rear Admiral Frederick William Fane Hervey, 4th Marquess of Bristol (1863-1951), on whose death valued for probate as by 'Schmidt' [a third also in the Bristol collection until 1993 was most recently with Whitfield Fine Art until sold at Christie's in New York, 8 June 2011, lot 92 as by Pierre-Athanase Chauvin (1774-1832)]; accepted in lieu of tax by HM Treasury, and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Credit line
Ickworth, The Bristol Collection (acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to The National Trust in 1956)
Makers and roles
Franz Ludwig Catel (Berlin 1778 - Rome 1856), artist previously catalogued as attributed to Heinrich Schmidt (Saabrück 1740 – Darmstadt 1821), artist Nicholas Didier Boguet (1755 - 1839) , artist Pierre-Athanese Chauvin (Paris 1774 - Rome 1832), artist Giacinto Gigante (1806 - 1876), artist
Exhibition history
Franz Ludwig Catel- Das Italienbild der Romantik, Hamburg Kunsthalle , 2015 - 2016, no.132
References
Giornale Arcadico, 1819 Franz Ludwig Catel: Italienbilder der Romantik (ed. Andreas Stolzenburg & Hubertus Gaßner), Hamburger Kunsthalle, 16th October 2015-31st January 2016, Cat. no. 132