A) SWISS CASTLES B) THE ENTRANCE OF THE NAT.GALL. IN LONDON

Category

Drawing-Watercolor

Medium

Charcoal

Type of Artwork

Original artwork

Certificate issued by

dal venditore

Signature

lower left

Size of the artwork

23 x 19.3 cm(9.06 x 7.6 in)

Invoice issued by

dal venditore

Condition

excellent

Artwork description

A) Swiss Castles, much possibly a sketch of buildings on Lemano Lake.
Black chalk on grayish paper, signed A. Fontanesi at bottom left. On the verso sketch of a hilly landscape; 230 x 193 mm.

B) The Entrance of the National Gallery in London. Black chalk; 180 x 136 mm. This drawing is preparatory for the cliché verre, of identical dimensions, made by Fontanesi in London in 1866.

Antonio FONTANESI

(1818-1882)