© Ickworth House, Park and Gardens
Landscape with Classical Figures, Cicero at his Villa
Artist: Jacob More (1740 - 1793)
Location: Ickworth House, Park and Gardens
Date: 1780
Materials: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 142 x 198 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £15,000 (Total: £75,000)
Vendor: Marquess of Bristol
Review number: 3890 (1993)
Provenance:
Commissioned by the 4th Earl of Bristol in Rome, in the artist's studio 1780; by descent.
Description:
This scene, bathed in a Claudian cool early morning light with a misty haze, is typically decorative and idealised. More moved to Rome in the early 1770s and remained in Italy for the rest of his life. He specialised in painting 'ideal' landscapes for Grand Tourists and Italians alike.
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