Material concerning Canaletto in England

This material is held atPaul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

  • Reference
    • GB 3010 WR/852
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1925
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 7 newspaper cuttings

Scope and Content

Includes:

-three newspaper cuttings concerning Canaletto in England

-newspaper cutting concerning the sale of pictures and drawings belonging to Mrs Heywood Johnstone of Bignor Park sold at auction on 20 February 1925, including two drawings by Canaletto. The drawings are 'A View of St Paul's Cathedral from the Adelphi Terrace' and 'Walton Bridge', lots 20 and 21 in the sale

-newspaper cutting of a published letter in The Times from Hilda F. Finberg, author of a monograph on Canaletto, concerning the date on the drawing of Walton Bridge as giving more evidence of the dates of Canaletto's period in England

-newspaper cutting concerning the forthcoming sale of the two drawings by Canaletto with an image of 'A View of St Paul's Cathedral from the Adelphi Terrace'

-newspaper cutting of a published letter from William T. Whiteley, West Kensington, concerning Canaletto's 'Walton Bridge'

7 items pasted into: Christie, Manson & Woods (1925) Pictures and drawings by old masters. [Auction catalogue] London: Christie, Manson & Woods

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