£800
Attributed to Charles-Louis Clérisseau (French, 1721-1820) Ruins of a Roman Bath with figures the reverse later inscribed 'A Roman Bath by Jacques-Louis Clérisseau (1722-1820)' a sketch in ink and wash, heightened with white 36 x 25cm. The present architectural capriccio, possibly inspired by the ruinous bathhouse of the Roman Emperor Diocletian, may be a preparatory study for a larger composition. Related depictions of bathhouses by Clérisseau, mostly in gouache, showing similarities to the setting depicted here, are in the collections of Sir John Soane's Museum, London, and the Louvre. Another similar work in gouache was sold at Christie's London, Old Master Drawings, 15 December 1992, lot 185 (£4000)
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