Friedrich NERLY (Erfurt, 1807 - Venice, 1878) Neapolitan Lute Player Black pencil and ink wash. Monogrammed on the right: "FN. F ". Localized lower right: "Napoli". Indistinct annotation at the bottom in German. Text on the reverse with a black pencil sketch. (Insolate and stained, small tear). 41,8 x 27,7 cm Provenance: - Sale, Hollstein & Puppel, Berlin, April 27, 1932, no. 85. - Sale, Hollstein & Puppel, Berlin, 11-12 October 1935, n° 362. The inscription in German: Studium zu dem Bilde für Rothschild ("Study for the painting for Rothschild") This inscription probably refers to Baron Carl Mayer von Rothschild, born Kalman Mayer Rothschild (1788-1855), founder of the Rothschild line of Naples.