Daniel Dupre

Watercolor over black chalk, within black ink framing lines; signed, dated and inscribed in black ink, verso : D L dú Pré del t : 1807. ... Vúë Súr la Ville de Sorrento, et le Mont Vesúve. CATALOGUE NOTEDupré travelled to Italy in 1786, after winning a scholarship to fund the voyage. He was to remain for five years, during which time he made numerous drawings of Italian cities, monuments and, above all, landscapes. Some were used by the artist on his return to Amsterdam as studies to be worked up into more finished compositions. Two other drawings by Dupré of the landscape near Sorrento were formerly in the Unicorno Collection of Sam and Lily Nijstad, and were sold in Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 19 May 2004, lots 329 and 331.

Daniel Dupré (Amsterdam 1752-1817) A mountainous Italianate landscape with a peasant woman carryingher child on a road, a traveller resting beyond signed and dated 'DL. Du Pré. 1810.' (lower left) oil on panel, unframed 41.2 x 54.3 cm. Provenance Anonymous Sale; Christie's, London, 29 July 1948, lot83.

Daniel Dupré (1752-1817) A View of Cori near Rome inscribed '1. le Temple de Hercule./2. le Temple de Castor etPollux./3. 4. et 5. Murs antiques./La Ville de Cori.' (verso) pencil, pen and brown ink, brown wash, brown ink framing lines,watermark D & C Blauw IV 404 x 483 mm. Lot Notes The artist travelled to Rome in 1783, and remained in Italyuntil after 1792, possibly even until 1801, drawing mainlylandscapes. Similar drawings from the Hans van Leeuwen Collectionwere sold in these Rooms, 24 November 1992, lots 288-9. Anotherview of Cori is included in lot 275 in this sale.