Edward Pritchett

19th Century Oil Painting of St Mark's Square in Venice from the Ducal Palaca

Circa 1850

‘Fabbriche di Careggine’ by Edmund John Niemann (1813-1876). Fabbriche di Careggine is the name of a Italian ghost village that today lies beneath Vagli di Sotto, a man-made lake in Tuscany. Prior to its flooding in 1953 the village was home to a community of subsistence farmers who raised sheep and Garfagnana goats. The painting depicts one of these goatherds and a young woman riding out from the village at sunrise. It is not uncommon for paintings by one member of famous family of artists to be mistakenly attributed to a relative; a picture by “the Elder” is erroneously credited as being by “the Younger” and the work of one brother is confused with another, and so on. In 19th century British art...

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Alfred Pollentine British, (1844-1910) The Ducal Palace, Venice Oil on canvas, signed & dated (18)91 Image size: 15 inches x 23 inches Size including frame: 21.75 inches x 29.75 inches Provenance: Colmore Galleries Ltd, Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire An attractive canal scene featuring the Ducal Palace, Venice by Alfred Pollentine. The view is taken close to the mouth of the Grand Canal towards The Ducal or Doge’s Palace and the Molo. To the left of the Palace on the Molo, can be seen the two columns of St Mark and St Theodore at St Mark’s Square. The columns marked the original entrance used by officials and distinguished visitors to Venice. Alfred William Pollentine was born in St Pancras, London on 26 August 1844, the son of William Pollentine, a carver gilder...

Jane Vivian British, (fl. 1869-1890) Looking towards the Doge’s palace from the Dogana Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 17.25 inches x 31.25 inches Size including frame: 22.75 inch...

A fine early 19th-century oil on canvas depicting bustling Venice with the Doge's Palace visible in the background. Unsigned. The work is beautifully housed within an antique gilt co...

19th Century, View of Piazza San Marco in Venice, Follower of Francesco Guardi Dimensions: frame, cm W 121.5 x H 105 x D 5.5. Canvas cm W 100 x H 81 The work, created by a Venetian ...