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Watercolour, Nicholas CHEVALIER, Pontina, Funchal Bay, Madeira, Not dated

  • A walled city lays at the foot of the mountains, with a tall castle on the city's highest hill. There is a large waterway in the foreground with a river-wall. Small figures, animals and carts are walking along the edge of the city next to the river.

    Pontina, Funchal Bay, Madeira

Artists statement

Born: St Petersurg, Russia 1828; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1854; Lived and worked: Switzerland 1845-1848, Germany 1851-1854, Australia 1854-1865, New Zealand 1865-1866, England 1870-1902; Died: London, Middlesex, England 1902

Historical information

Victorian

Physical description

Watercolour depicting a walled city at the foothills of the Madeira mountains. Gold brushed timber frame with off white window mount

Inscriptions & markings

Recto:
Signed "N.Chevalier." in grey watercolour in l.r.c of composition; Not dated; Not titled

Mounting & framing

Gold brushed timber frame with off white window mount

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