View of the Grand Canal to the West, from the Vendramin-Calergi Palace to San Geremia/ Vue du Grand Canal vers l’ouest, du Palais Vendramin-Calergi à San Geremia
In
this painting, William James is inspired by one of the twelve views of the
Grand Canal painted by Canaletto for Joseph Smith, or more precisely by the
engraving made by Antonio Visentini in 1735 after one of these paintings / Dans ce tableau, William James s'inspire de l'une des douze vues du Grand Canal peintes par Canaletto pour Joseph Smith, ou plus précisément de la gravure réalisée par Antonio Visentini en 1735 d'après l'une de ces peintures.
Provenance
Paris Private collection. This painting probably originally
came from an English collection as indicated by the English label on the back
of the frame attributing the painting to G. Marieschi.
A detailed description of this painting is available in the "selected artists" section.