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Nicholas Pocock (1740-1821)
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Nicholas Pocock (1740-1821)

The entrance to the bay of Rio de Janeiro with Laje island and the Sugar Loaf

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Nicholas Pocock (1740-1821)
The entrance to the bay of Rio de Janeiro with Laje island and the Sugar Loaf
oil on panel
11¾ x 16in. (29.8 x 40.5cm.)
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Lot Essay

There is a larger variant by Pocock in the Geyer Collection, for which see the exhibition catalogue Vises do Rio na Coleçao Geyer, (Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil), Rio de Janeiro, 2000, p.53, no.8, and for Pocock's related aquatint ('Rio Janeiro') published in 1808, see G. Ferrez, Iconografia do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 2000, p.121, no. 0446.

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