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La Bottega del Macaronario: 34.15-123

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Titles

La Bottega del Macaronario

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Gatta, Saverio della

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Description

From an album of prints, bound in with three other drawings by della Gatta and one by Bartolommeo Pinelli

Measurements and weight

Height: 200 mm
Width: 258 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

1820s
Production date: AD 1823

Note

Della Gatta specialised in watercolours of Italian Folk Costumes and genre scenes, as well as views of Naples, for sale to the tourist trade

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour over graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Gatta
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1823
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Date
  • Text: La Bottega del Macaronario
  • Location: Mount, below
  • Method of creation: Ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 34.15-123
Primary reference Number: 7385
Old object number: Marlay III (123)

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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