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Old Master Paintings

Tuesday 28 May 2024, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Jules-Frédéric Bouchet

(Parigi 1799 - 1860)

Perspective view of the house of the tragic poet in Pompeii seen from the porch

Estimate

€ 700 - 1.200

Sold

€ 3.096

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

oil on canvas
16.5 x 21.5 cm

This unpublished oil proof depicting a view of the famous Pompeian villa, which we propose to recognize here as an autograph work by Bouchet, is also known through an engraving accompanying the volume dedicated to the Maison < span style="background-color: hsl(var(--bs-white)); color: var(--bs-card-color); font-size: var(--bs-body-font-size); text-align: var(--bs-body-text-align);">du Poëte Tragique à Pompéi, which the French architect published in Paris in 1828 together with Raoul Rochette (see in particularly table IV).