Wild boar hunt in the Roman countryside
An italian bodycolor on paper representing a wild boar hunt with several dogs attacking the hog in the roman campagna (countryside), in the foreground is clearly visible the monument of Cecilia Metella on the Appian way near Rome.
Signed and dated lower left: Serafino Cesaretti fece Roma 1835
Mounted in the contemporary veneered walnut frame
Dimension cm 22 x 29
Excellent condition commensurate with age
Serafino Cesaretti was a painter and engraver active in Rome in the late 18th and early 19th century, his known works are very rare and a pair of similar artworks are at Basildon Park Museum, Berkshire UK
http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/267131
http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/267132
An italian bodycolor on paper representing a wild boar hunt with several dogs attacking the hog in the roman campagna (countryside), in the foreground is clearly visible the monument of Cecilia Metella on the Appian way near Rome.
Signed and dated lower left: Serafino Cesaretti fece Roma 1835
Mounted in the contemporary veneered walnut frame
Dimension cm 22 x 29
Excellent condition commensurate with age
Serafino Cesaretti was a painter and engraver active in Rome in the late 18th and early 19th century, his known works are very rare and a pair of similar artworks are at Basildon Park Museum, Berkshire UK
http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/267131
http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/267132
An italian bodycolor on paper representing a wild boar hunt with several dogs attacking the hog in the roman campagna (countryside), in the foreground is clearly visible the monument of Cecilia Metella on the Appian way near Rome.
Signed and dated lower left: Serafino Cesaretti fece Roma 1835
Mounted in the contemporary veneered walnut frame
Dimension cm 22 x 29
Excellent condition commensurate with age
Serafino Cesaretti was a painter and engraver active in Rome in the late 18th and early 19th century, his known works are very rare and a pair of similar artworks are at Basildon Park Museum, Berkshire UK
http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/267131
http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/267132
