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The composition relates to the painting by Canaletto in the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa (inv. no. 3718), one of a series of four paintings formerly in the Holbech collection, Farnborough Hall, Warwickshire, for which there is a possible preparatory drawing in the Royal Collection, Windsor Castle. The Torre dell'Orologio does not yet have its third story in either this or Canaletto's picture, providing a terminus ante quem for the design.
The Gatchina Palace, near St. Petersburg, was originally the residence of Count Orlov (1734-1801), the favourite of the Empress Catherine the Great of Russia, under whose ownership the majority of its contents were acquired. Following his death, the Empress gave the palace and much of the contents to her son, the future Emperor Paul I (1754-1801).
The Gatchina Palace, near St. Petersburg, was originally the residence of Count Orlov (1734-1801), the favourite of the Empress Catherine the Great of Russia, under whose ownership the majority of its contents were acquired. Following his death, the Empress gave the palace and much of the contents to her son, the future Emperor Paul I (1754-1801).