HACKERT, Jacob Philipp
(b. 1737, Prenzlau, d. 1807, San Piero di Careggio)

The Volturno with the Ponte Margherita

1799
Oil on canvas, 65 x 89 cm
Private collection

The painting shows the river Volturno with the Ponte Margherita, near Caserta, with a herdsman resting and peasants on a path. It depicts the Volturno running through the Caserta region of southern Italy and the Ponte Margherita, a bridge near the town of Alife, not far from Naples.

The painting is signed and dated lower right: 'Filippo Hackert, 1799'.