Lot 21: Fishermen in the Bay of Naples

Williams, Penry Merthyr Tydfil/Wales 1798 - Rom 1885
Fishermen in the Bay of Naples
Oil/canvas, 30,5 x 45,5 cm, lo. le. sign. Penry Williams Rome.

Welsh landscape a. figure painter. W. studied at the London academy under H. Füßli. Since 1822 he exhibited regularly at the Royal academy a. at the British Institution. He moved to Rome in 1827 a. specialized in Italian landscapes a. folk life subjects. His studio in Rome attracted many English visitors.