Lot 165: Pietro Fabris (active Naples 1756-1779)

Pietro Fabris (active Naples 1756-1779)
A view of the Bay of Naples from the Strada di Posillipo, looking east, with the Riviera di Chiaia and fishermen selling their catch by a palm tree in the foreground
signed and dated 'FABRIS Fe t 1756' (lower right)
oil on canvas, unlined
28 x 40¾ in. (71.2 x 103.5 cm.)

(Either) Sir Gerard Vanneck, 2nd Bt. (d. 1791), Heveningham Hall, Yoxford, Suffolk.
(Or) Acquired in Italy in 1768 by Chaloner Ardececkne (1743-1809), Glevering Park, Suffolk, and by descent to
Joshua Charles Vanneck, 4th Baron Huntingfield (1842-1915), Heveningham Hall, Yorkford, Suffolk, and by descent until 2004.

Pietro Fabris (active Naples 1756-1779)
A view of the Bay of Naples from the Strada di Posillipo, looking east, with the Riviera di Chiaia and fishermen selling their catch by a palm tree in the foreground
signed and dated 'FABRIS Fe t 1756' (lower right)
oil on canvas, unlined
28 x 40¾ in. (71.2 x 103.5 cm.)