- 182
Follower of Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto
- The Scala dei Giganti at the Doge's Palace, Venice
- oil on canvas
- 38 7/8 in by 28 5/8 in
Provenance
Probably George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick (1746–1816), by 1800;
Thence by descent.
Thence by descent.
Exhibited
Wellesley (Mass.), Davis Museum, on long-term loan (inv. no. EL.1995.12).
Literature
Probably Anon., 'Pictures and Articles of Curiosity', in Inventory of the Contents of Warwick Castle,(Warwickshire Record Office CR1886/466), ms., circa 1800, ('Canaletto – The staircase of a convent'), hanging in the Bedchamber;
Probably Anon., Inventory of the Contents of Warwick Castle, ms., 1806, ('Canaletti, The Staircase of a Convent'), either in the Red Dressing Room or the Bedchamber;
F. E. Warwick, ‘Warwick Castle’, in The Pall Mall Magazine, vol. XI, January – April 1897, p. 40, in the Billiard Room;
Anon., Inventory of the contents of Warwick Castle, ms., 1900 ('Steps of Doge’s Palace'), in the Breakfast Room;
W. G. Constable (revised by J. G. Links), Canaletto, Oxford 1989, vol. II, p. 223, under cat. no. 80.
Probably Anon., Inventory of the Contents of Warwick Castle, ms., 1806, ('Canaletti, The Staircase of a Convent'), either in the Red Dressing Room or the Bedchamber;
F. E. Warwick, ‘Warwick Castle’, in The Pall Mall Magazine, vol. XI, January – April 1897, p. 40, in the Billiard Room;
Anon., Inventory of the contents of Warwick Castle, ms., 1900 ('Steps of Doge’s Palace'), in the Breakfast Room;
W. G. Constable (revised by J. G. Links), Canaletto, Oxford 1989, vol. II, p. 223, under cat. no. 80.
Condition
The canvas has a firm relining. The varnish is clear and the painting requires no further attention. There are some localised retouchings throughout the sky but the rest of the paint surface appears to be in sound order with little intervention.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A studio copy after Canaletto's original in the collection of the Duke of Northumberland (see Constable, under Literature).