



Lot 40
English Follower of Antonio Canal, called il Canaletto18th CenturyA view of Somerset House, London
6 December 2023, 14:00 GMT
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English Follower of Antonio Canal, called il Canaletto, 18th Century
A view of Somerset House, London
oil on canvas
61.1 x 101.8cm (24 1/16 x 40 1/16in).
oil on canvas
61.1 x 101.8cm (24 1/16 x 40 1/16in).
Footnotes
Provenance
Spencer Stanhope family, Cannon Hall, Barnsley and thence by descent to the present owner
The present composition is likely to have been inspired by two works by Canaletto of the 1750s from different viewpoints: the first, formerly with Simon Dickinson, is from the Thames with a direct view of the house and garden; and the second taken from the formal gardens, near the wall by the river, depicting the gardens and Thames but not the house, is in the Yale Centre for British Art (acc.no. B1976.7.96).