Pietro Martorana, A) View of The Temple of Concord, Agrigento B) View of The Temple of Vulcan, Agrigento C) View of the Lake of Averno and The Temple of Proserpina near Naples

Property of the descendants of William & Robert Adam
Pietro Martorana
Active 1750 - 1799
A) View of The Temple of Concord, Agrigento
B) View of The Temple of Vulcan, Agrigento
C) View of the Lake of Averno and The Temple of Proserpina near Naples

All watercolour and gouache over traces of black chalk;
all inscribed, in pen and brown ink, on the original mounts, lower centre:
A) no. 43 Vue du Temple de la Concorde, à Girgenti
B) no. 44 Vue du Temple de Vulcain, à Girgenti
C) Vue du Lac d'Averno, des restes du Temple de Proserpine / a Naples;all inscribed on the back of the mounts: Si vendono da Pietro Martorana Pittore / al prezzo di Zecchini 5 l'uno Copie/ a Napoli
A) 443 by 655 mm B) 443 by 649 mm C) 440 by 640 mm
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Provenance:
Sir Frederick Adam (1781-1853);
Offered, London, Sotheby's, 8 July 1998, lot 226 (A), lot 235 (B) lot 234 (C);
Offered, London, Sotheby's, 6 July 2005, lot 225 (B) lot 223 (C)