Charles Joseph Natoire
1700-1777
The Cascade at the Villa Aldobrandini, Frascati
1762
12 x 18 1/2 inches (305 x 469 mm)
Pen and brown and black ink, brown wash, black and red chalks, with white opaque watercolor, on light brown laid paper.
1965.18
Purchased as the gift of the Fellows.
Notes
Watermark: none visible through lining.
In 1762, Natoire sent to the marquis de Marigny two drawings that he had made during his visit to Frascati which were views of the cascade taken from two opposite sides. The present sheet shows the foot of the cascade on the terrace above the Nymphaeum, while the pendant sheet, which is also in the collection of the Library (Acc. No. 1996.64), depicts the view taken from the head of the cascade. A third view of Frascati, made earlier by the artist and dated 1755, was acquired by the Library in 1955 (Acc. No. 1955.3).
In 1762, Natoire sent to the marquis de Marigny two drawings that he had made during his visit to Frascati which were views of the cascade taken from two opposite sides. The present sheet shows the foot of the cascade on the terrace above the Nymphaeum, while the pendant sheet, which is also in the collection of the Library (Acc. No. 1996.64), depicts the view taken from the head of the cascade. A third view of Frascati, made earlier by the artist and dated 1755, was acquired by the Library in 1955 (Acc. No. 1955.3).
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed by the artist in pen and brown ink, at lower left, "Belvedere di Fescati"; signed and dated at lower right, "C. Natoire 1762".
Associated names
Marigny, Abel François Poisson, Marquis de, 1727-1781, former owner.
Bibliography
Adams, Frederick B., Jr. Fourteenth Annual Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1967, p. 125.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 156.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Major Acquisitions of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1924-1974. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1974. Vol. 2: Drawings, no. 26, repr.
Denison, Cara D., and Helen B. Mules, with the assistance of Jane V. Shoaf. European Drawings, 1375-1825. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981, no. 101, repr.
Denison, Cara D. French Drawings, 1550-1825. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, no. 48.
Denison, Cara D. French Master Drawings in the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1993, no. 49, repr. in color.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 156.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Major Acquisitions of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1924-1974. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1974. Vol. 2: Drawings, no. 26, repr.
Denison, Cara D., and Helen B. Mules, with the assistance of Jane V. Shoaf. European Drawings, 1375-1825. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981, no. 101, repr.
Denison, Cara D. French Drawings, 1550-1825. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, no. 48.
Denison, Cara D. French Master Drawings in the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1993, no. 49, repr. in color.
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