Old Master & British Works on Paper

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Lot 95
  • 95

Giacomo Guardi

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description

  • Giacomo Guardi
  • Venice, a view of the Rialto Bridge
  • Gouache;
    signed and inscribed, verso: Giacomo de Guardi / Veduta del Ponte di Rialto / all' Ospedaletto in SS. Gio e Paolo No. 5245 dimando

Provenance

Acquired by the mother of the present owner

Catalogue Note

Giacomo produced in some numbers these delightful coloured views, invariably signed and inscribed with locations and his address on the verso, which must have been the perfect memento for English travellers and other cultivated tourists to bring home as souvenirs of their Grand Tour.