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A windmill by the sea c. 1708-12
Pen and brown ink | 17.0 x 24.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905863

Marco Ricci (Belluno 1676-Venice 1730)
A windmill by the sea c. 1708-12
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A drawing of a flat landscape with a view towards the sea: a river meanders from the foreground towards a cluster of rustic buildings, salient among which is a windmill.
Four Ricci drawings in the Royal Collection were probably produced during the artist's three trips to the Netherlands; RCIN 905849, 905861, 905862, 905863.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 brown ink
Measurements
17.0 x 24.3 cm (sheet of paper)
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