L'Anconetta, Venice

Details

Richard Wilson, R.A. (1713-1782)
L'Anconetta, Venice
with inscription 'St. Lazzare Monastery Venice by Richard Wilson R.A.' on a piece of James Orrock's writing paper of 48 Bedford Square, London, W.C. (attached to the frame)
oil on canvas
21½ x 31½ in. (53.4 x 80 cm.)

Provenance

James Orrock.
The present owner's family by 1953.

Literature

W.G. Constable, Richard Wilson, London, 1953, p.192, under no. 66a, as version (1).

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, Old Masters, 1885, no. 20 as 'Monastery of San Lazzaro, Venice' (lent by James Orrock).

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

L'Anconetta is a small island near Marghera, near Mestre, on which was a small church called Sta. Maria dell'Anconetta.

In addition to listing the present picture (as in the possession of the family by whom it is now being sold), Constable (op.cit.) was evidently unaware that it is one and the same as the Orrock picture which he lists separately and as 'untraced'.

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