(Rome 1845-1907) A fish market in Rome: an arched gate in the shadow, strong light behind it, signed and inscribed E. Roesler Franz Romea, watercolour on paper, on cardboard, 77 x 53 cm, framed, (Hu)

Ettore Roesler Franzr attended lectures on architecture at the Accademia di San Luca. From 1864 to 1872 he was secretary of the Bristish Consul in Rome, by which he got in contact with various wellknown landscape painters. In 1875 he turned exclusively to painting. His interest applied to his native town Rome, where he produced sketches and photographs, which he used for his watercolours. Inthese pictures he tried to suppress the current changes of the town and rather concentrated on the village character of it. Roeslers watercolours were exhibited in Berlin, Paris, Munich, Stuttgart and Dresden.

Ettore Franz Roesler attended lectures on architecture at the Accademia di San Luca. From 1864 to 1872 he was secretary of the Bristish Consul in Rome, by which he got in contact with various wellknown landscape painters. In 1875 he turned exclusively to painting. His interest applied to his native town Rome, where he produced sketches and photographs, which he used for his watercolours. Inthese pictures he tried to suppress the current changes of the town and rather concentrated on the village character of it. Roeslers watercolours were exhibited in Berlin, Paris, Munich, Stuttgart and Dresden.