Francesco Mancini "strada Trafficata" Watercolor 19th

Late 19th century watercolor showing with rare vivacity, several teams of horses abreast on the dusty roads of the Bay of Naples. Signed lower right. Modern frame size 66 x 48 cm, watercolor 42 x 32 cm on view. In good condition. Francesco Mancini, known as Francesco "Lord" Mancini, (born in Naples on January 19, 1830 and died in Naples on July 24, 1905), is an Italian painter and watercolorist, linked to the School of Resìna. In 1844, Francesco Mancini, aged fourteen, enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples, in the drawing class and, since 1846, in the landscape class, under the direction of the painter Gabriele Smargiassi. Exhibition of 1859 the painting Au grué will be kept at the Royal Palace of Naples. He participated in the National Exhibition of Florence in 1861, his paintings Outpost of Garibaldini and Bersaglieri in Action are now preserved in the City Hall of Naples. Around 1858 Francesco Mancini thus began a series of trips to the surroundings of Naples, in Puglia, Calabria and Abruzzo, in search of new landscapes to paint, with attention to naturalistic details, in order to make the vision of reality more perceptible. He came into contact with the group of painters of the School of Resina - school also known as the Republic of Portici. He depicted the pleasant moments and worldly leisure of high society: joyful races on dusty roads with carts pulled by spirited horses, walks in the parks in carriages, young and elegant amazons, fox hunting in the English countryside.