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AFTER CLAUDE GELLÉE, CALLED CLAUDE LORRAIN
Lot 277PROPERTY FROM A FAMILY TRUST

AFTER CLAUDE GELLÉE, CALLED CLAUDE LORRAIN

Harbour scene with the Campidoglio

Closed17 December 2020

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AFTER CLAUDE GELLÉE, CALLED CLAUDE LORRAIN
Harbour scene with the Campidoglio
oil on canvas
42 ¾ x 58 ½ in. (109 x 148.5 cm.)

William Thomas Townend Hall (1846-1883), Syndale House, Faversham; (†) Christie's, London, 23 July 1887, lot 161, as 'Claude. A Seaport, with shipping and figures', sold for 6 gns. to,
Charles Wheler (d. 1899), Faversham, Kent, and by descent to the present owner.

Specialist note

The present painting is a version of Claude's Seaport with the Campidoglio of 1636 in the Louvre, Paris (inv. no. 4712). This and its pendant, the View of the Campo Vaccino, were confiscated from the collection of the duc de Brissac during the revolution.

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