Offered for sale by abbott and holder in late june 2020 when it was described as "‘ponte antico fuori di molo (sic. Mola di gaeta) dove passa la via appia / gaeta nella distanza 16’; (‘ancient bridge outside molo (sic) where the via appia passes, gaeta in the distance’). Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour. C. 1789-1793. Inscribed and numbered ‘196’. Watermark: beehive within a shield. Possibly manufactured by j. Honig and zoonen. See heawood nos. 54-57. Provenance: commissioned by sir richard colt hoare (1758-1838) in 1789; with messrs. Palmer (print sellers at 163 strand london) by february 1794; whereabouts unknown until rediscovered in london during wwii bound into one of four albums of labruzzi’s appian way watercolours; john manning (bond street), 1960; karl & faber auctioneers, may 1977, lot 680. Exhibited: john manning, carlo labruzzi (1748-1817) an exhibition of fine watercolour drawings of the appian way, 9th june – 16th july 1960, cat. No. 89. 16x21. 5 inches. "
for more. Date: circa 1789-1793.
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