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Gabriele Ricciardelli (active Italy c. 1741-1777)
Lot 203

Gabriele Ricciardelli (active Italy c. 1741-1777)

A view of Stillorgan Park and the Obelisk, Dublin bay and the harbour beyond; and A view of Stillorgan House, Co. Dublin, with elegant figures and Dublin bay beyond

Closed9 July 2014

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Gabriele Ricciardelli (active Italy c. 1741-1777)
A view of Stillorgan Park and the Obelisk, Dublin bay and the harbour beyond; and A view of Stillorgan House, Co. Dublin, with elegant figures and Dublin bay beyond
oil on canvas
15 3/8 x 29 7/8 in. (39.2 x 75.8 cm.)
(2)a pair

The Rt. Hon. Philip Tisdall, Stillorgan Park; his sale, 1783.
T.B. Ponsonby, Kilcooley Abbey, Co. Tipperary, by 1913, and by descent to,
Mrs. H.L.S. Young, by 1963, and by descent to the present owner.

Specialist note

The appearance of this pair of landscapes is important in understanding Gabriele Ricciardelli’s stay in Ireland. A Neapolitan by birth, Ricciardelli arrived in Dublin in 1753 and was renowned as both a portraitist and painter of landscapes, his training under J.F. van Bloemen, Il ‘Orizzonte, very much in evidence in the latter. This pair was incorrectly attributed to Dominic Serres (1722-1793), who could not be the author, as he did not arrive in Ireland before 1760. They may be compared with the pair, on a larger scale, in the Proby collection, and also, with a single painting of similar dimensions sold at Christie’s, London, 10 April, 1992, lot 46 (£33,000), all of Stillorgan Park when let by Lord Allen to the Rt. Hon. Philip Tisdall.