Paolo Emilio Barberi (1775–1847) Italian, Watercolor on Paper Landscape View of the Gulf and City of Nice. Tinted watercolor illustration overlooking the bay outside of the town of Nice. Titled and attributed along bottom. Unframed.

View of the Gulf and the city of Nice
Dedicated to Mr. Senator Arduini, prefect of the said city
Knight of the order of S.S. Maurizio, and Lazarus

Drawn by Cav. (Paul-Emile) Barberi Architect and Painter, the 10th of April 1821.

Overall Size: 16 1/2 x 23 in.
Sight Size: 14 x 22 in.

Paolo Emilio Barberi (1775–1847) was an Italian artist and designer, born into a distinguished Roman family deeply involved in art and architecture. Trained at the prestigious Accademia Nazionale di San Luca in Rome, where his father served as an architect of the Papal States, he studied under noted teachers such as Stefano Tofanelli and developed a refined style oriented toward perspectival painting and architectural design. Barberi produced works including lithographic and etched views—such as Quatre Vues de Nice—that combined technical precision with scenic elegance. Though less widely known than some of his contemporaries, his career reflects the artistic values of late 18th- and early 19th-century Italy, and his legacy endures through examples preserved in print and design collections.