Derek Hill HRHA (1916 – 2000) Ninfa (1972) Oil on panel, 23.5 x 13.5cm (91/4 x 51/4 ”) Signed,

Derek Hill HRHA (1916 – 2000) Ninfa (1972) Oil on panel, 23.5 x 13.5cm (9¼ x 5¼ ”) Signed, inscribed and dated versoProvenance: With Marlborough Fine Art London, label verso; Collection of Mrs Alvilde Lees-Milne, formerly Viscountess Chaplin, thence by descent.The Gardens of Ninfa in Cisterna di Latina, on the border between picturesque Norma and Sermoneta, near Rome, stands on the remains of the medieval town of the same name, stretching over eight hectares, where parts of the castle, the walls, and remains of churches dot the landscape.