SCHOOL OF GIOVANNI ANTONIO CANAL, CALLED CANALETTO, VENICE, ...

Estimate

£60,000 - £80,000

SCHOOL OF GIOVANNI ANTONIO CANAL, CALLED CANALETTO, VENICE, 1697 - 1768, AN EXTREMELY LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE OIL ON CANVAS
Venice, the entrance to The Grand Canal, looking West, framed. Re-lined & re-stretched in the 19th Century - Stretch stamp F. Leedham liner the stamp of Francis Leedham, who worked as a picture liner in London between 1831 and 1858
(sight 117cm x 165cm, frame 129.5cm x 177.5cm)

Provenance: Sir James Ranald Martin, 1796 - 1874, Christies London, 26th April 1875, lot 94, as school CANALETTO

N.B. favoured by collectors and patrons, in the 1730s several versions of this view were undertaken by Giovanni Antonio Canal, 1697 - 1768, and his studio, the present work does not appear to be a copy and shows many variations of the figures and the river traffic and building . The handling of the river surface is particularly well achieved, James Ranald Martin, 1796 - 1874, worked in the service of the Honourable East India Company and was a noted Surgeon in the Bengal Army, later becoming President Surgeon to the Native Hospital of Calcutta. He is remembered in both India and the UK for his pioneering work connecting medical health with the environment. Born on the Isle of Skye on the West coast of Scotland, JR Martin was also an art collector who acquired works in Europe on his return visits to Britain