William James Müller, British 1812-1845- Tivoli; oil on canvas, signed and dated W Müller. 1835 (lower left), 133 x 93 cmProvenance: Arthur Sanderson, by 1896; W.M. de Zoete, Layer Breton, Kelvedon, Christie's, London, 14 May 1919, lot 5 (70 gns to...

William James Müller,
British 1812-1845-

Tivoli;

oil on canvas, signed and dated W Müller. 1835 (lower left), 133 x 93 cm

Provenance: Arthur Sanderson, by 1896; W.M. de Zoete, Layer Breton, Kelvedon, Christie's, London, 14 May 1919, lot 5 (70 gns to Mitchell): with Oscar and Peter Johnson, London, November 1971, as 'Tivoli near Temple of the Sibyls', where purchased for the present collection.

Exhibited: Birmingham, City of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, William J Müller, 1896, no. 84, lent by Mr Arthur Sanderson.

Literature: C.G.E. Bunt, The Art and Life of William James Müller, Leigh-on-Sea, 1948, p.108.

Note: Müller went on an eight-month tour through Europe to Italy in 1834 with his fellow Bristolian artist and contemporary George Fripp (1813-96), returning in 1835. This large scene of Tivoli was one of a number of canvases that he produced on the subject on his return.
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