View of Amalfi from the Gulf of Salerno
Franz Ludwig Catel (Berlin 1778 - Rome 1856)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1820
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
991 x 1486 mm (39 x 58 1/2 in)
Place of origin
Amalfi
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 851704
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, View of Amalfi from the Gulf of Salerno by Franz Ludwig Catel (Berlin 1778 - Rome 1856), 1820; previously attributed to Heinrich Schmidt (Saabrück.1740 – Darmstadt 1821) as frame label implies since purchased by 1st Marquess. A small town built on rocks on the left, coming down to the blue water's edge and a small beach with fishing boats. Green woods in background and more huge rocks in brownish colour. In distance - rugged mountainous country in misty grey. Fishing boats in foreground with fishermen and their nets. Pale blue sky fading to cream.
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, in 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 attributed to Heinrich Schmidt (Saabrück 1740 – Darmstadt 1821), artist
Exhibition history
Franz Ludwig Catel- Das Italienbild der Romantik, Hamburg Kunsthalle , 2015 - 2016, no.165
References
Giornale Arcadico, 1820 Franz Ludwig Catel: Italienbilder der Romantik (ed. Andreas Stolzenburg & Hubertus Gaßner), Hamburger Kunsthalle, 16th October 2015-31st January 2016, cat. no. 165