Live Auction 5696The Collection of the Late John Appleby: A Channel Island Treasure House
Jakob Philipp Hackert (Prenzau 1737-1807 San Pietro di Careggi)
Lot 71

Jakob Philipp Hackert (Prenzau 1737-1807 San Pietro di Careggi)

Travellers resting beside a river, with a town, possibly Rouen, beyond

Closed4 November 2010

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GBP 5,625

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Jakob Philipp Hackert (Prenzau 1737-1807 San Pietro di Careggi)
Travellers resting beside a river, with a town, possibly Rouen, beyond
signed and dated 'J.P. Hackert. f. 1766' and with inscription 'Ecoles del Päys- Bas J.P. Hackert' (on the verso)
black chalk, watercolour, bodycolour, on paper
7 7/8 x 10 5/8 in. (20 x 27 cm.)

Specialist note

The date on this drawing links it to Hackert's travels in Normandy in 1766 and it is stylistically very close to other surviving bodycolours executed at that date. This tour included a visit to Rouen, which may be the town in the background of the present drawing.

We are grateful to Dr. Claudia Nordhoff for confirming the attribution to Hackert on the basis of a photograph.