Vertunni, Achille (Napoli 1826 - 1897 Rome), attr., Fisherman in front of Vesuvius in the Gulf of Naples, finely painted depiction, oil on canvas, signed Vertune lower left, 47 x 92 cm, elaborate batt-gilt stucco frame with name plate, 85.5 x 130 cm, warped due to age, slightly out of fold, no shipping, pick-up or forwarding. 4399-013

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