View of the Ca' Foscari on the Grand Canal, Venice

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William Callow, R.W.S. (1812-1908)
View of the Ca' Foscari on the Grand Canal, Venice
signed and dated 'Wm.Callow 1854' (lower left)
pencil, pen and ink and watercolour, heightened with bodycolour
12½ x 18½ in. (31.8 x 47 cm.)

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Lot Essay

William Callow was married on 2 July 1846 and set off on the next day on a honeymoon tour of Europe. He travelled to Venice via Verona and Vicenza. During his visit Callow made a number of sketches which he subsequently worked up. The first four storey building in Venice the Ca'Foscari was built for Doge Francesco Foscari in 1437.

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