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Ettore Roesler Franz was a Roman watercolour painter trained at the Accademia di San Luca. After working at the British consulate, he concentrated on streets, popular occupations and buildings threatened by the transformation of Rome. Photography formed part of his working process, supplying views and studies of figures that he subsequently reworked in watercolour.
During the last quarter of the nineteenth century he produced the hundred and twenty sheets of Roma pittoresca. Memorie di un’era che passa, now generally known as Roma sparita. Held by the Museo di Roma in Trastevere, the cycle comprises three sets of forty works. His westward view of the port of Ripetta, dated 1880, and fishing installations beside the remains of the Sublician bridge, painted in 1883, record everyday activities along the Tiber.
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Watercolour on paper
Beschattete Allee
Aquarell auf Papier
Catalogue period : 2025-11-29
Published result : 500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 500
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Watercolour
Vue du Castel San Angelo, Rome
aquarelle
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 800–1200
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Watercolour
Vue d'une ruelle à Rome
aquarelle
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 800–1200
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