Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Architectural Capriccios Collected by George III (1738-1820)

Gian Paolo Panini
Caprice View with Trajan's Column and Roman Ruins
1735
oil on canvas
(acquired by George III from the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul at Venice)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Gian Paolo Panini
Caprice View of the Arch of Constantine and other Roman Ruins
ca. 1740
oil on canvas
(acquired by George III from the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul at Venice)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Gian Paolo Panini
Caprice View with the Pantheon and Roman Ruins
1735
oil on canvas
(acquired by George III from the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul at Venice)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Marco Ricci
Ruin Caprice with Roman Motifs
ca. 1725-30
tempera on leather
(acquired by George III from the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul at Venice)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Marco Ricci
Caprice View with Roman Ruins
1729
oil on canvas
(acquired by George III from the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul at Venice)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Marco Ricci
Ruin Caprice with Gothic Church
ca. 1720-25
tempera on leather
(acquired by George III from the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul at Venice)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Marco Ricci
Classical Ruin Caprice
ca. 1727-29
tempera on leather
(acquired by George III from the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul at Venice)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Canaletto
Venice - Caprice View of the Piazzetta with the Libreria
1744
oil on canvas
(acquired by George III from the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul at Venice)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Canaletto
Venice - San Giorgio Maggiore in a Capriccio Setting
ca. 1744
oil on canvas
(acquired by George III from the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul at Venice)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Canaletto
Venice - Colleoni Monument in a Capriccio Setting
1744
oil on canvas
(acquired by George III from the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul at Venice)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Canaletto
Venice - Capriccio View of the Piazzetta with the Horses of San Marco
ca. 1743-44
oil on canvas
(acquired by George III from the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul at Venice)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Canaletto
Venice - Caprice View of the Zecca and Granaries with the Ponte della Pescaria
ca. 1744
oil on canvas
(acquired by George III from the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul at Venice)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Canaletto
Venice - Capriccio View with Palladio's Design for the Rialto Bridge
1742
oil on canvas
(acquired by George III from the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul at Venice)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Canaletto
Venice - Caprice View of the Monastery of the Lateran Canons
ca. 1743-44
oil on canvas
(acquired by George III from the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul at Venice)
Royal Collection, Great Britain