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Marco Ricci (Belluno 1676-Venice 1730)
An exotic garden with tombs c. 1715-25
Pen and grey-brown wash | 16.0 x 28.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905854
Marco Ricci (Belluno 1676-Venice 1730)
An exotic garden with tombs c. 1715-25
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A drawing of a garden with tombs, a sphinx, pine trees and palms in a naturalistic arrangement.
This is one of three drawings (RCIN 905854, 905853, and 905850) in exactly the same spirit as two drawings by the architect Filippo Juvarra for Alessandro Scarlatti's opera Ciro in the Victoria and Albert Museum sketchbook, which also shows palms and pines.Provenance
Probably acquired in 1762 by George III from the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul in Venice
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Medium and techniques
Pen and grey-brown wash
Measurements
16.0 x 28.2 cm (sheet of paper)
