Ducros is a great artist of Rome

(1748 Moudon – 1810 Lausanne) attributed; The Tivoli Waterfalls of 1783, possibly executed by Ducros, is a composition that is almost identical, differing only in details such as the figures and the landscape view of the Tivoli waterfalls, which indicates the artist’s authorship. Ducros depicts the Tivoli waterfalls in a fragmented manner from a side perspective below, as a sublime natural spectacle. A highly effective contrast is created by the fine mist and the cascades of water plunging down over angular rock formations. This also creates the impression of two seemingly small people in the foreground. Ducros lived from 1777 to 1793 as a landscape painter in Rome. With his monumental waterfalls, Roman temples, and park landscapes, Tivoli became a popular destination for educational travelers and artists of the 18th century. In Rome, Ducros may have been influenced by the work of Jakob Philipp Hackert, who is known for a series of similar views of Tivoli in the 1780s. Ducros’s own landscapes were in demand among wealthy and noble travelers during their Grand Tour, including Grand Duke Paul Romanov of Russia, King Gustav III of Sweden, and the wealthy English artist and collector Sir Richard Colt Hoare. Oil on canvas; 100.5 cm × 73 cm. Framed. Attributed to Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (1748–1810). Oil on canvas.