Central Italian School, late 18th Century
Capriccios of castle ruins with a sleeping shepherd in the foreground, and figures travelling to a hilltop farmhouse

oil on panel, circular, in Napoleonic period frames (a pair)

h: 20cm w: 20cm d: cm

Other notes: Giancarlo Sestieri suggests that this may be the work of a Frenchman working in Rome at the end of the 18th Century and influenced by Paolo Anesi.

Condition Report
Old red wax Continental estate seal to the reverse, inscriptions and remains of label verso. Condition appears fine - old gilt frames have cracks.

Oil on wooden panels, one with the woodgrain running horizontally and one vertically with a red wax seal on the reverse. The panels have a slight warp and both have a gesso coating on the reverse. The paint layers are in a stable and secure condition, there is some abrasion which has been extensively retouched in the sky. The retouchings are well matched to the original. The varnish is clear, even and semi-glossy. The frames have suffered from woodworm damage and there are a few chips and losses to the gilding. The picture with the building has a split in the slip of the frame.