A capriccio: ruined building by the coast, with figures: PD.22-2020

Current Location: Gallery 7 (Courtauld)

Titles

A capriccio: ruined building by the coast, with figures

Maker(s)

Guardi, Francesco

Entities

Painting

Categories

Painting

Description

Classical stye ruins with arches and columns in a landscape with figures throughout and the sea with boats beyond

Notes

History note: G. H. Morland, Sloane Street, London; Christie’s, 9 May 1863, lot 78 ‘The Ruins of an Italian Palace, near the coast, with boats and figures. Very spirited.’ (58 guineas, against a reserve of £28, to A[um?]rot); The Hon. Mrs. John Ashley (d. 1907), 17 Upper Brook St., London: Christie’s, 31 May 1907, lot 91 (640 gns. to the following); With Asher Wertheimer from whom purchased by Adolph Hirsch, and by inheritance, though his widow, Mrs George Cornwallis‐West (1878‐1972), and her daughter, Mrs Richard Pinto, to her son, George Pinto (1929‐2018)

Legal notes

Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by HM Government from the estate of George Pinto and allocated to the Fitzwilliam, 2019, received 2020

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2020) by H.M. Government

Materials used in production

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas
Frame Depth 7.5 cm Height 69.8 cm Width 69.7 cm
Canvas Height 53.1 cm Width 53.4 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

Text: Frc Guardi
Location: Lower left
Method of creation: Oil paint
Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.22-2020
Primary reference Number: 243211
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Wednesday 19 August 2020 Updated: Monday 3 July 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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