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Luigi Mayer (1755-1803)

View of the ancient monastery of Santa Maria del Tindaro, Sicily
signed 'Luigi Mayer Rome del.t' (lower right) and inscribed with title in Italian (lower centre)
watercolour and black chalks heightened in bodycolour on paper
39 x 55cm



Not examined out of frame. Discolouration especially across the sky. Burn marks from previous mount along the edges. Some further scattered spots, possibly from bleaching, throughout the sky area. Some surface dirt trapped under glass. Surface abrasions especially in the sky. A horizontal line, possibly a crease, running from the left edge near the tree, above the castle and above the three standing figures.

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