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Marco Ricci (Belluno 1676-Venice 1730)
A capriccio with ruins c. 1700-20
Pen and grey-brown wash | 13.5 x 19.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905859
Marco Ricci (Belluno 1676-Venice 1730)
A capriccio with ruins c. 1700-20
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A drawing of a view of classical ruins with, near the centre, a pair of columns linked by an architrave. To the right there is a section of a ruined bridge or viaduct, and in the distance, on the left is a domed church.
Most of the main features represented in this drawing all occur, in reverse, in a painting by Ricci in the Ciriello Collection.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
13.5 x 19.1 cm (sheet of paper)
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