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The Grand Tour Sale , #28749
- London, New Bond Street, United Kingdom
- Bonhams | Dec 05 2023 , Dec 05 2023
- Total lots estimates: €210,900 - €308,600
- Sale total: €205,376
- % Lots Sold: 77.14%
Three first state etchings: St Peter’s with forecourt and colonnades, 1772; St. Peter’s with forecourt and colonnades - Bird’s-eye view, 1775; Santa Maria Maggiore Interior, 1768; one second state: St. Peter’s Interior: Beneath the dome, 1773; two third states: The Colosseum Interior, 1766; Santa Costanza, 1756
all on heavy laid paper, within gilded wooden frames
46 cm -
70 cm (18.11 in -
27.56 in)
Lot: # 604
Collection of Etruscan, Greek and Roman Antiquities from the Cabinet of the Honourable William Hamilton
Etching with hand colouring, 1766, on laid paper x 5
21 cm -
42.5 cm (8.27 in -
16.73 in)
Lot: # 605
Bull running; men playing boules; young men listening to a Neapolitan singer; a group in conversation on a street ; a group in conversation on a street
Pen a set of four, pencil and watercolour
32.4 cm -
24.1 cm (12.76 in -
9.49 in)
Lot: # 606
Lot: # 608
Mount Vesuvius erupting at night with elegant fgures looking on
Oil on canvas
66.6 cm -
87 cm (26.22 in -
34.25 in)
Lot: # 611
A view of the Piazza della Rotonda, Rome with the Pantheon and numerous fgures in the foreground
Watercolor and gouache on paper
51 cm -
86 cm (20.08 in -
33.86 in)
Lot: # 617
An album of 88 pages containing drawings of Italianate landscape views, including a number of identifed villas such as Villa Medici, Borghese, Albani, Mattei, Panfli, Madama, Aldobrandini, Berberini and Negroni
Pencil , pen, black ink and grey wash, in an album of decorated boards, quarter calf, with gold tooling
29.5 cm -
20 cm (11.61 in -
7.87 in)
Lot: # 618
The Ponte Lugano with the Tomb of Plautius; A view of the Colosseum, Rome, from the Temple of Peace (Forum of Vespasian); The Temple of Minerva Medica
Pen a set of four, pen, ink and wash
25.2 cm -
35.3 cm (9.92 in -
13.9 in)
Lot: # 620
Four Views of Rome La Veduta della Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore dalla parte verso le quattro fontane; La Veduta della Basilica di San Paolo fuori delle mura ad adiacenze dal Monte Aventino e dal Fiume Tevere; Il Prospetto della Citta Leonine che si vede colla Basilica Vaticana, Ponte e Castel S.Angelo; Rovine della antiche magnifcenze di Roma che si veggono nel Campo Vaccino
Etching
102 cm -
70 cm (40.16 in -
27.56 in)
Lot: # 621
Trajan’s column with fgures nearby; and An architectural capriccio with an obelisk
Oil a pair, oil on canvas
97.4 cm -
41.3 cm (38.35 in -
16.26 in)
Lot: # 624
An architectural capriccio with the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius
Oil on canvas
103.1 cm -
127.2 cm (40.59 in -
50.08 in)
Lot: # 633
View of Tivoli: the Cascatelle and the Villa of Maecenas with an artist sketching in the foreground
Oil on canvas
77.7 cm -
96.7 cm (30.59 in -
38.07 in)
Lot: # 639
A View of Mount Vesuvius from the North from a cave in the Bay of Naples
Oil on canvas
29.8 cm -
34.4 cm (11.73 in -
13.54 in)
Lot: # 640
Interior of Crater of Vesuvius with spectators, from the Campi Phlegraei, plate IX
Etching with handcolouring on laid paper
21.3 cm -
39.2 cm (8.39 in -
15.43 in)
Lot: # 641
Mount Vesuvius erupting at night with fgures looking on
Gouache on paper
41 cm -
60.6 cm (16.14 in -
23.86 in)
Lot: # 642
View of Amalf, on the Gulf of Salerno with fgures in the foreground
Pencil and watercolour on paper
14.6 cm -
21 cm (5.75 in -
8.27 in)
Lot: # 643
Profle portrait of Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), in profle facing left, wearing the Chelengk presented by Emperor Selim III in his bicorn, displaying his Naval gold medals, the Ottoman Order of the Crescent and the Order of the Bath
Charcoal and sanguine
17.8 cm -
12.7 cm (7.01 in -
5 in)
Lot: # 644