Old Master & British Works on Paper
Old Master & British Works on Paper
Property of a gentleman
John Davis
A monastery cloister with Baroque church behind, Italy
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Property of a gentleman
John Davis
1796 - 1865 Woodford, Essex
A monastery cloister with Baroque church behind, Italy
Brown wash over pencil heightened with white, on laid paper; the sheet extended on three sides by the artist;
inscribed in pencil, lower centre (partially illegible): Chiostro di S. ...
286 by 356 mm
John Davis was an artist and architect who lived in Italy between 1820 and 1821. Upon his return to England he worked in and around London and he regularly exhibited at the Royal Academy until 1865.
It has not so far been possible to identify the grand monastery buildings seen here, but from their architecture it would seem that they must be located in southern Italy or Sicily.