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'.
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