Palazzo Contarini-Fasan, Grand Canal, Venice

Samuel Prout, 1783 - 1852



Palazzo Contarini-Fasan, Grand Canal, Venice

Samuel Prout 1783 - 1852

Summary

Canal side scene with buildings to the right. Buildings have ornamented facades with balconies and decorated arched windows. The canal is to the left, with a gondola to the far left. In the gondola are three figures, two at the back and one at the front. There is a landing platform outside a door of the building on the far right. Two figures are stood on this platform. There are buildings to the left in the far background.


Object Name

Palazzo Contarini-Fasan, Grand Canal, Venice

Creators Name

Samuel Prout

Date Created

about 1825

Dimensions

support: 41.7cm x 28.8cm

accession number

1917.74

Place of creation

Europe

Support

paper

Medium

watercolour
gouache
pencil

Credit

Mr James Thomas Blair bequest, 1917.

Legal

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