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Grand Canal, Venice

Maker

(artist)
1799-1870

Title

Grand Canal, Venice

Date of Production

1814 - 1870

Medium

graphite, watercolour, bodycolour and scratching out on wove paper

Dimensions

Height: 11.7 cm
Width: 15.8 cm

Accession Number

D.2007.DS.20

Mode of Acquisition

Dorothy Scharf, bequest, 2007 (March)

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

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Notes

Holland is known for his depictions of Venice which convey the dynamic activity of the city’s waterways, enhanced with his use of vibrant colour.

Provenance

purchased by Miss Dorothy Scharf, London (1942-2004), in 1984; Scharf Bequest 2007

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Collector's mark: none.

Inscription: Verso: upper right, graphite: "05/37"; upper right, graphite, circled: "3624"; centre, graphite, large: "24 / 24".

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