Nicolas Cammillieri (1768 - 1828)
Lot 66: Nicolas Cammillieri of Marseilles (fl.1806-1835)
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Christie's
November 24, 2010
London, United Kingdom
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Nicolas Cammillieri of Marseilles (fl.1806-1835)
The French fleet riding out a storm in the bay of Tabarco off the Barbary coast
signed 'Nicolas Cammillieri Jun Xet' (lower right) and extensively inscribed 'Le Corsaire la Fortune Commandée par Cap.υnυe Bartholani etant sur le point de perir dans la Bàye de Tabarco en Barbarie.....' and further extensively inscribed (lower centre)
pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour, on paper
17½ x 24 in. (43.8 x 61 cm.)