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Jean-Claude-Richard de Saint Non
Mount Posillipo Near the Tomb of Virgil, Naples, 1779

1779

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Jean-Claude-Richard de Saint Non (French, 1727-1791) Mount Posillipo Near the Tomb of Virgil, Naples, 1779 Watercolor on paper, 15 x 20 inches Inscribed on verso: (in pencil) "l ' Abbe de St Non"; (in ink) "Vue de la cote de pausilippe [defrumee] le 30 avril 1779" Jean-Claude-Richard de Saint Non, after studying to enter the church and taking only minor orders went to Rome to study art. Traveling to Naples and Sicily in 1760 and drawing along the way, he returned to Paris and commenced a 20-year-long print project culminating in a multi-volume set entitled “Voyage pittoresque ou description des royaumes de Naples et de Sicile.” One of the artists whom he traveled with to Naples was Jean-Honoré Fragonard, whose work entitled "Jean-Claude Richard, Abbot of Saint-Non, Dressed à l'Espagnole" (a portrait of this artist) is in the collection of the National Art Museum of Catalonia, in Barcelona.
  • Creator:
    Jean-Claude-Richard de Saint Non (1727 - 1791, French)
  • Creation Year:
    1779
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 21 in (53.34 cm)Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
    1770-1779
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: RS 20391stDibs: LU2390213453502
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