Set of Grand Tour Neapolitan Paintings

Set of Grand Tour Neapolitan PaintingsA rare set of four large gouache paintings inspired by the views of the Bay of Naples and the ancient Greek temples at Paestum. Signed 'Romano'. Italy, circa 1850's. Why we like them Exquisitely hand painted in mid 19th century, these pictures perfectly reflect the essence of the Grand Tour, the artist's appetite for discovery, for the unexplored, for the exotic. Dimensions Plates measure 52cm by 40cm (20. 5in by 15. 75in), frames 80cm by 67cm (31. 5

The thirteen-letter motto was suggested in 1776 by Pierre Eugene du Simitiere to the committee responsible for developing the seal

who also worked as an interior painter

based on its idiosyncratic constructional features and similarities to a suite of furniture supplied by Chippendale and his son

Each with a carved oval fan back centered by a vacant medallion

for example to read a large format book

'Ora et Labora'

previously an assistant at Town & Emanuel

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pleasing golden colour throughout

Although unidentified

tooled to the edge

of the 18th century style