An original 1834 watercolour painting, Carl Friedrich Werner, Ruffo Castle, La Scaletta, Sicily.A beautiful composition in watercolour, showing a view on the Sicilian coast at Taormina. An additional pencil sketch on the verso shows Taormina’s Piazza Duomo Fountain in front of the Taormina Cathedral.The German painter Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner (1808–1894) won a study scholarship to Italy in 1832, which enabled him to visit Venice, Bologna, Florence and Rome. In those years he refined his watercolour skills, and in 1851 he opened his workshop in Venice, becoming a well-known watercolour painter.In watercolour with touches of graphite and scratching out. On cream wove paper.Provenance: from a Victorian album of exceptional quality, previously uncatalogued.Signed: Signed lower left. Inscribed: Inscribed verso. Dated: Dated lower left. Height: 17.4cm (6.9″) Width: 23.5cm (9.3″) Condition: In good condition for its age. The picture may have minor imperfections such as slight marks, toning, foxing, creasing or pinholes, commensurate with age. Please see photos for detail.There are historic adhesive marks and/or paper remnants to the corners on the verso, from previous mounting. Presented: Unframed.