Bay of Naples 1857 – Original Watercolor and White Lead on Paper1857

Bay Of Naples is an original artwork realized in 1857 by Thomas Charles Leeson Rowbotham. Watercolor heightened with white on paper. Signed and dated on lower right. This beautiful landscape represents a view of the charming bay of Naples. In the foreground. a group of shepherds taking a rest. Thomas Charles Leeson Rowbotham, (1823 – 1875), was an Irish watercolor landscape and marine artist and lithographer, who was the son of the watercolor artist, Thomas Leeson Scrase Rowbotham (1783–1853). This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an artist who has died requires a licence for export regardless of the work’s market price. The shipping may require additional handling days to require the licence according to the final destination of the artwork.