Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (1821-1906)

The Rialto Bridge, Venice

Details

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (1821-1906)
The Rialto Bridge, Venice
signed with initials 'HBB' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white, on grey-blue paper
9.5/8 x 13¾ in. (24.5 x 34.9 cm.)

Provenance

with Leger Galleries, London, 1990.

Exhibited

London, Leger Galleries, 1981, no. 2, illustrated front cover.

Lot Essay

The Rialto Bridge was named after the ancient commercial seat of Venice, where the first inhabitants settled. Until 1854, when the Accademia Bridge was constructed, this remained the only means of crossing the Grand Canal on foot. The bridge was built by Antonio da Ponte from 1588 to 1592. It is a hump-backed bridge with a central street lined with shops and gangways on either side, affording views of the Grand Canal.

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