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CARLO LABRUZZI (ROME 1748-1817)
Lot 65 Property from the Estate of Sylvia Paine Constable

CARLO LABRUZZI (ROME 1748-1817)

The entrance to the Roman Tunnel of Lake Albano

Closed1 February 2024

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CARLO LABRUZZI (ROME 1748-1817)
The entrance to the Roman Tunnel of Lake Albano
numbered ‘102’ (upper center)
graphite, pen and brown ink, brown wash, pen and brown ink framing lines, watermark coat of arms with beehive
17 ½ x 21 7⁄8 in. (45 x 65 cm)

probably with William Palmer, London.
probably with John Manning, London (Carlo Labruzzi (1748-1817). An Exhibition of Fine Watercolour Drawings of the Appian Way, London, 1960, catalogue by F.J.B. Watson).
probably with Colnaghi, London.
John D. Constable (1927-2016), Cambridge MA; then by descent to the present owners.

Specialist note

This sheet depicts the tunnel built by the Romans to stabilize the waters of Lake Albano. This was an impressive hydraulic achievement and the site attracted tourists and artists alike. The same site was depicted also by Giovanni Battista Piranesi in one of his prints. Another sketch by Labruzzi of the same composition is at the Tate Gallery in London (T10992).