Italian Landscape

François-Xavier Fabre (1766 - 1837)

National Gallery

1811

Routed in the classical traditions of Poussin and Dughet with figures dressed in antique costume. Wooded landscape with a furnace in the centre. Naturalistic sense of place, but dramatic light effects.

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 48 x 68 cm
• ArtFunded in: 1996
• Presented by Linda Murray through The Art Fund

Provenance

Private collection, Durham, by 1901; Christie's, London, 1958, bought Peter and Linda Murray.

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