Lot 55
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Francesco Tironi (circa 1745-1797 Venice)
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Francesco Tironi (circa 1745-1797 Venice)

The Venetian Lagoon in winter looking towards the Isola Sant' Elena

Details
Francesco Tironi (circa 1745-1797 Venice)
The Venetian Lagoon in winter looking towards the Isola Sant' Elena
black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash, watermark three crescents and IMPERIAL
6¾ x 12½ in. (175 x 317 mm.)
Provenance
Colonel Count E. R. Lamponi-Leopardi (L. 1760); Sambon, Florence, 10-19 November 1902, lot 619.
L. Pollak (L. 788b).
An unidentified collector's mark device.
with Galerie Heinemann, Münich.
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Lot Essay

Perhaps related to a series of preparatory drawings for 24 engravings by Antonio Sandi of views of the islands in the Venetian Lagoon. These engravings were published by Furlanetto shortly after 1779. Around thirty such drawings are known of which six are in the Albertina, two are in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, and six are in the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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