studio of Claude-Joseph Vernet (French, 1714-1789), Two Capriccio Views with Figures

Oil on canvas, unsigned, the first depicting figures and a dog before a harbor with Neoclassical buildings and aqueduct beyond, the second depicting a fisherman and washerwomen before a river landscape with buildings and aqueduct beyond, both with faint illegible stamps to verso of linings, presented in antique carved and gilt wood frames.

Sight size 15.25 x 12 in.; Frame dimensions 22 x 18.75 in.

Stable craquelure and minor scattered re-touch visible under UV light; some yellowing to varnish; minor rubbing to frames.

$2,000 - 4,000