Lot Essay
Canaletto painted a view of the Thames from Somerset House looking towards the City of London before Blackfriars bridge was erected in 1769 (Royal Collection).
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View across the Thames from Somerset House, with Blackfriars Bridge and St Paul's Cathedral
Details
Follower of Canaletto
View across the Thames from Somerset House, with Blackfriars Bridge and St Paul's Cathedral
oil on canvas
22¼ x 43 in. (56.5 x 109.2 cm.)
View across the Thames from Somerset House, with Blackfriars Bridge and St Paul's Cathedral
oil on canvas
22¼ x 43 in. (56.5 x 109.2 cm.)
Provenance
Viscount Kemsley, 1969.
with The Leger Galleries, London, 1973-1973, as by Francis Smith. Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 26 June 1981, lot 88, as 'Attributed to Francis Smith', (sold £8,500).
with The Leger Galleries, London, 1986, as Francis Smith.
with The Leger Galleries, London, 1973-1973, as by Francis Smith. Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 26 June 1981, lot 88, as 'Attributed to Francis Smith', (sold £8,500).
with The Leger Galleries, London, 1986, as Francis Smith.
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