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GIOVANNI ANTONIO CANAL, CALLED CANALETTO (VENICE 1697-1768)

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Auction dateClassic
07.12.2023 14:30UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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ID 1086633
Lot 11 | GIOVANNI ANTONIO CANAL, CALLED CANALETTO (VENICE 1697-1768)
GIOVANNI ANTONIO CANAL, CALLED CANALETTO (VENICE 1697-1768)

Venice: The Mouth of the Grand Canal from the East; and The Molo, with the Piazzetta and the Doge’s Palace, from the Bacino



oil on canvas

the original painted surfaces 18 ½ x 30 7⁄8 in. (47 x 78.4 cm.); and 18 ½ x 30 5⁄8 in. (47.1 x 77.7 cm.); the stretchers: 18 ¾ x 31 in (47.6 x 78.7cm.); and 19 x 31 ¼ in. (48.3 x 79.3 cm.)

(2)a pair





Provenance

(Possibly) Commissioned in 1733 by Elizabeth, Countess of Essex (d. 1784) and by inheritance to her son,

William Anne, 4th Earl of Essex (1732-1799); Christie’s, London, 31 January 1777, lot 32 or 58, or 1 February 1777, lot 27.

(Possibly) James George Henry Glass, C.I.E. (1843-1911), The Canons, Mitcham, and by descent to his son,

Donald James Cumberlege Glass (1881-1944), Ringmer Park, Lewes, Sussex, by 1939, and by inheritance to the present owner.
Artist:Canaletto (1697 - 1768)
Auction house category:Paintings
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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