Lot 411: Jean-Charles-Joseph Rémond , Paris 1795 - 1875 The Terrace of the Villa Melzi, overlooking Lake Como oil on paper, laid on canvas

signed lower right on the pedestal Rémond inscribed on the stretcher Terrasse de la Villa Melzi (Lac de Como) oil on paper, laid on canvas

measurements note 10 5/8 by 14 5/8 in.; 27 by 37.2 cm.

Private collection, France;
Anonymous sale, Paris, Tajan, May 18, 1998, lot 51.

PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
This painting depicts the semicircular terrace of the Villa Melzi, a neoclassical residence near Bellagio, on Lake Como, built between 1808 and 1810 for Francesco Melzi d'Eril, Vice-President of the Cisalpine Republic. Many illustrious guests have stayed at the villa, including Franz Liszt and Stendhal. The villa, which still stands, is a national monument open to the public.