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'L'Anconetta near Venice, a Sketch
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Private Collection, England / Photograph by John Hammond
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Ascribed to Wilson
Title
'L'Anconetta near Venice, a Sketch
Date
c.1765-70
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.6 x 41.5 cm
Dimensions
10 7/8 x 16 5/16 in.
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Collection
Private Collection, England
Accession Number
BB22
Wilson Online Reference
NWP113D
Description
A convent can be seen on an island on the Venetian lagoon with boats, boatmen and cattle.
A convent can be seen on an island on the Venetian lagoon with boats, boatmen and cattle.
Exhibited
Brighton 1920 (37); Bangor 1925 (20); Exeter 1946 (67); Birmingham 1948-49 (22) London 1949 (21)
Brighton 1920 (37); Bangor 1925 (20); Exeter 1946 (67); Birmingham 1948-49 (22) London 1949 (21)
Provenance
P.Sandby; Benjamin Booth; thence by descent
P.Sandby; Benjamin Booth; thence by descent
Signature/inscription
Techniques and materials
The colour range and technique are totally at variance with those of Wilson
The colour range and technique are totally at variance with those of Wilson
Collectors' marks
[1] Centre of upper horizontal stretcher bar, indecipherable red seal
[1] Centre of upper horizontal stretcher bar, indecipherable red seal
Verso inscriptions
Mount inscriptions
Labels
[1] Upper centre right of frame printed and written in Kenneth Garlick's manuscript: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery / R. Wilson / 22 [pencil encircled] / L'Anconetta
[1] Upper centre right of frame printed and written in Kenneth Garlick's manuscript: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery / R. Wilson / 22 [pencil encircled] / L'Anconetta
Subject
L'Anconetta is a small island near Marghera, close to Mestre, on which the church of Sta Maria dell'Anconetta was built. The church and its community were dependent on the Patriarch of Venice.
L'Anconetta is a small island near Marghera, close to Mestre, on which the church of Sta Maria dell'Anconetta was built. The church and its community were dependent on the Patriarch of Venice.
Related Subjects
Related Drawings
D193 Studio of Wilson, <i>The Island of Anconetta, Venice</i>, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
D193 Studio of Wilson,
The Island of Anconetta, Venice
, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Related Prints
E19 Roberts after Wilson, <i>L'Anconetta, an Island near Venice</i>, The British Museum
E19 Roberts after Wilson,
L'Anconetta, an Island near Venice
, The British Museum
Versions
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Critical commentary
To outward appearances this seems to be a pastiche. However, in view of the Booth provenance it may have been repainted at an early date, as Constable believed. Numerous versions and variations of the composition indicate its popularity in Wilson's lifetime and later.
To outward appearances this seems to be a pastiche. However, in view of the Booth provenance it may have been repainted at an early date, as Constable believed. Numerous versions and variations of the composition indicate its popularity in Wilson's lifetime and later.
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
Bibliography
Booth Notes, Doc. 9 (9 - L'Anconetta near Venice (a sketch)); WGC, pp. 192-93, pl. 66a, unnumbered variant; Walpole Society 1998-I, p. 16, BB22
Booth Notes, Doc. 9 (9 - L'Anconetta near Venice (a sketch)); WGC, pp. 192-93, pl. 66a, unnumbered variant; Walpole Society 1998-I, p. 16, BB22
Link to WG Constable Archive Record
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Condition/Conservation
Relined
Relined
Illustrations of the Work
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Work of Art
Drawings
Studio of Wilson,
The Island of Anconetta, Venice
, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Prints
John Roberts after Wilson,
L'Anconetta, an Island near Venice
, The British Museum
Versions
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
L'Anconetta with Venice beyond
, Private Collection, USA
Studio of Wilson,
View of L'Anconetta, near Venice
, Private Collection
Exhibitions
Birmingham City Art Gallery, 17 November 1948 - 9 January 1949
London, Tate Gallery, 22 January - 14 March 1949
Bangor, University College of North Wales, 4 April - 23 May 1925
Brighton, Fine Art Galleries, 28 February - 2 May 1920
Exeter, Royal Albert Memorial Museum, 7 March - 5 April 1946
Biographies
Benjamin Booth, 1732-1807
Documents
William George Constable,
Richard Wilson
Brinsley Ford and other authors,
The Ford Collection
Benjamin Booth, Unpublished Notes, Document 9: List of Wilson's Landscapes with Sizes and former Owners
Part of a sketchbook
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