18TH CENTURY FOLLOWER OF VERONESE
THE TRIUMPH OF VENICE
£6,875
Auction: 28 September 2011 at 12:00 BST
Description
Oil on canvas, feigned oval
Dimensions
114.5cm 73.5cm (45.25in x 29cm)
Footnote
Note:The original of this painting hangs in the Palazzo Ducale, Venice. The 'Ricci' colouration suggests a late 17th or early 18th Century date. In 1715 Charles de la Fosse advised Ricci to paint only "Veroneses and no more Riccis"
Provenance:Royal Scottish Academy
The Veitch Bequest 1875