Giuseppe Gherardi (Italian, 1756-1828) Tuscan landscape with a bridge beyond; A beggar on the road (a pair) Oil on canvas 28 x 36-3/4 inches (71.1 x 93.3 cm) (each) Each signed lower left: Gspi Gherardi and G. Gherardi Property from the Estate of Toni Chapman Brinker, Dallas, Texas HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

Unlined canvases. Each with stretcher bar marks visible near edges and vertically at center under raking light. Each with slight yellowing to the varnish layer and finely patterned craquelure. Each with a very few scattered small dots of discolored accretion and minor surface dirt and dust. Beggar on the road with two small losses at right edge in lower right quadrant. Neither examined out of frame due to size. Under UV: varnish on each fluoresces green unevenly. Each with a few scattered small dots of retouching, particularly in the sky areas. Beggar on the road with some additional brushy retouching at edges. Framed Dimensions 37.5 X 46.5 X 4 Inches