Jean-Achille BENOUVILLE (Paris, 1815 - 1891) View of Saint Peter's in Rome Cardboard 24,4 x 43,4 cm On the reverse, on the canvas, the stamp of the sale of the artist's studio (Lugt 228a), as well as an old label inscribed in ink and pen: "37 / View of Italy Related work: View of St. Peter's in Rome, oil on canvas, Paris, Musée du Louvre. Provenance: - Sale of the artist's studio, Mes Chevallier, Bernier, Caveroc, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, January 16, 1901, no. 37 ("Vue d'Italie," sold for 75 francs with nos. 31 and 33 to "Thirion"). - Eugène-Romain Thirion (1839-1910), painter and friend of the Bénouville brothers. Bibliography: M.-M. Aubrun, Achille Benouville, 1815-1891, Paris, 1986, p. 142, no. 232.