Lot Essay
We are grateful to Claudia Nordhoff for confirming the attribution to Hackert on the basis of a photograph. She points out that Karl's elder and more famous brother also made views of Poggio Mirteto.
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A view of Poggio Mirteto with the Sabine Mountains in the distance
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Karl Ludwig Hackert (Prenzlau 1740-1796 Morges)
A view of Poggio Mirteto with the Sabine Mountains in the distance
signed, dated and located 'Carl. Hackert f. 1777 veüe pres de Podgio = Mirteto à la Sabine'
bodycolour and gum Arabic
11 3/8 x 15 7/8 in. (29.2 x 40.2 cm.)
A view of Poggio Mirteto with the Sabine Mountains in the distance
signed, dated and located 'Carl. Hackert f. 1777 veüe pres de Podgio = Mirteto à la Sabine'
bodycolour and gum Arabic
11 3/8 x 15 7/8 in. (29.2 x 40.2 cm.)
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Harriet West