JAKOB WILHELM HÜBER (Düsseldorf, 1787? – Zurich, 1871) THE PORT OF PALERMO WITH MONTE PELLEGRINO Canvas Signed and dated lower right “WHubert récit 1822”; bears on the reverse of the canvas a stencilled red crown, possibly that of the grandsons of France, and a mark reading “15 galerie Choiseul” Unframed The Port of Palermo with Monte Pellegrino, canvas, signed and dated lower right, unframed 36 x 48.50 cm – 14.2 x 19.1 in BIBLIOGRAPHY See H. Appenzeller, Franz Hegi, Zurich, 1906, cat. no. 355. Model for the first sheet of F. Hegi’s *Picturesque Journey through Sicily*, 1822/26. PROVENANCE Anonymous sale, Zurich, Schuler Auktionen, 18 September 2020, lot 3000