Recollections of the Campagna of Rome, 19th Century Signed Oil

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Augustus Wall Callcott
Recollections of the Campagna of Rome, 19th Century Signed Oil

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Sir Augustus Wall Callcott 1779-1844 Recollections of the Campagna of Rome Oil on paper Image size: 11 x 54 inches Signed and inscribed on stretcher bar in pencil: No. 2 A. W. Callcott PROVENANCE: Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1834 Henry Thomas Petty-Fitzmaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne KG (1816 – 1866) Lansdowne House, London Private collection, Long Island, New York Christie's, New York, lot 117, n.d (stencil #270KC); Private Estate LITERATURE: Gustav Friedrich Waagen, Treasury of Art in Great Britain, 1854, vol. II, p. 152. It was said by a contemporary publication "Of the numerous works exhibited by Mr. Callcott this season"-he had sent six to the academy-"We find none more to our taste this, it is a long composition of his, embracing a wide expanse of flat Italian scenery, in the representation of which and similar subjects, he has so greatly excelled. The figures introduced at either extremity are executed with taste and freedom; and upon the whole, a more delightful picture of its class is scarcely to be desired". These Italian views are undoubtedly the most interesting of Callcott's work. They show refinement of feeling, a taste for the beauties of that classic land, and, for the most part, an aptitude for turning them to the best pictorial account; perhaps in this latter particular he has the advantage over Claude, with whom his pictures of this class have often been compared. In his day Callcott was one of the most admired of English landscape and marine painters, his was the name most often linked with Turner's, and he gained honours denied to Turner and Constable. In 1827-8 he made, with his wife, Maria Graham, a tour of continental galleries and collections, which added a wealth of connoisseurship to his already impressive professional attributes. On his return he became a major figure in the cultural establishment, gaining a knighthood in 1837 and the Surveyor of the Queen's pictures in 1843. However, after his death his reputation declined, and neither his life nor his work have ever received proper coverage in the literature. Kensington Gravel Pits, where Augustus Wall Callcott was born on 20 February, 1779, must have been an ideal birthplace for a landscape painter. The village was within easy reach of London but was still surrounded by open fields and farms. Augustus Wall Callcott studied painting with John Hoppner RA before entering the Royal Academy Schools in 1797. He exhibited 129 works at the Royal Academy between 1799 and 1844, and 14 at the British Institute between 1806 and 1838. He was elected a Royal Academician in 1810. Callcott painted a variety of subjects, including portraits, genre scenes and literary and historical works. However, he is best known for his picturesque landscapes influenced by Gainsborough and 17th century Dutch painting and Classical landscapes in the manner of Claude. From 1815 he exhibited mainly coastal and marine subjects, prompting comparisons with the Dutch artist Albert Cuyp and J.M.W. Turner.

Creator:
Augustus Wall Callcott (1779 - 1844)
Dimensions:
Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 54 in (137.16 cm)
More Editions & Sizes:
1 of 1Price: $30,568
Medium:
Laid Paper,Oil,Stretcher Bars
Period:
19th Century
Condition:
Gallery Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU5245262982