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Untitled (six sketches of Venetian canal scenes, boats and landscapes)

Artist: Hill, David Octavius, RSA (asc.) · 1802-1870

A sheet of sketches arranged in three rows of two, at top 2 views from slightly different angles looking across the Grand canal towards a prominent palazzo with shipping in the foreground, the second row has a similar view at left and at right a group of slight sketches of a sailing boat which are not contained within a border, unlike the topographical views. Across the bottom two unidentified landscapes dominated by mature trees in leaf.





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  • Object data
    Date1837 - 1901
    Accession2009.016
    TypeDrawing Pen and ink
    MaterialsSupport paper
    Medium Pen and ink
    Dimensions Support
    18.3cm x 22.9cm
    AcquisitionGift Aitken, Tom (July 14th, 2008)

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