A fine pair of late 18th, or early 19th, century Neapolitan Grand Tour oil paintings of classical Maenads after original frescoes found in the villas of the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, essential stops on the Grand Tours of the 18th Century. Both are signed, probably by local artists. Oil on canvas in period gilded frames. Beautiful, evocative examples. Italian, circa 1800.H 31cm x W 25cm with frameH 26cm x W 20cm paintingBased in London, we are dealers in fine decorative antiques from the 18th and 19th centuries. We specialise in this era of enlightenment, neoclassicism and the Grand Tour, with its far reaching influence on style and taste in Britain, Continental Europe and beyond: elegance in the age of Napoleon. Our extensive stock covers all aspects of this period and decorative antiques influenced by the period. We constantly source new, beautiful items and upload to our site regularly. We are first and foremost antique collectors with over thirty years of experie...