The Farmhouse of Buon Ricovero near Rome

The Farmhouse of Buon Ricovero near Rome

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1522

Edward Lear (1812-1888)
The Farmhouse of Buon Ricovero near Rome

Signed lower right and inscribed lower left:
Buon Ricovero/Novbr 29. 1843.
Watercolour heightened with touches of white on grey paper
8.1 by 13.7 cm., 3 by 5 ¼ in.

Provenance:
John Scandrett Harford (1787-1866);
By descent until 2015

Buon Ricovero is the name of a large farmhouse to the right of the Via Cassia, about seven miles from the centre of Rome, not far from La Giustiniana.
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