Lot 339: ACHILLE ETNA MICHALLON

LANDSCAPE WITH A VIEW OF FRASCATI

14 3/4 by 18 3/4 in.; 37.5 by 47.7 cm.

oil on canvas

This painting is a preparatory sketch for the large painting by Michallon which was exhibited at the Salon of 1822 and is now in the Musée du Louvre, Paris (inv. no. 6633). The figure of the peasant in a red cap standing amongst the group at center is based on a small figural sketch done by the artist in 1820 of Mazzocchi, a well known Roman brigand (Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Neuchâtel).

The present lot is accompanied by a certificate from Blandine Lesage stating that this painting will be included in the supplement to her catalogue raisonné on the works of Michallon.