Beautiful fan project leaf painted in tempera and watercolor on very fine leather depicting in the center a view of the Forum Boarium with the fountain of the Tritons on the left and on the right the so-called temple of Vesta, actually of Hercules Victor, enclosed by a beaded frame and all around refined grotesque decorations. Bottom left bears the title "The Temple of Vesta". Within a 19th century French gilt wood frame with stucco.

Roman school from the second half of the 18th century around 1770/80, attributable to the atelier of Tommaso Bigatti (active between 1770-1810) or Camillo Buti (1747-1808) both specialized in the production of fans and miniatures on fine leather.

Dimensions 32.5 x 15.5 cm - with frame cm

Excellent conditions commensurate with age.