Lot Essay
This painting repeats the largest known composition by Bonington, which was exhibited at the British Institution in 1828 to rave reviews and is now in the Tate Gallery, London.
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PROPERTY FROM THE BALL STATE MUSEUM OF ART, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUND
After Richard Parkes Bonington
The Ducal Palace, Venice, with a religious procession
Details
After Richard Parkes Bonington
The Ducal Palace, Venice, with a religious procession
with signature and date 'Bonnington 1827' (lower right)
oil on canvas
45¼ x 64 5/8 in. (115 x 164.2 cm.)
The Ducal Palace, Venice, with a religious procession
with signature and date 'Bonnington 1827' (lower right)
oil on canvas
45¼ x 64 5/8 in. (115 x 164.2 cm.)
Provenance
Comte de Ganay, Paris.
Paul Mersch, New York; Drouot, Paris, 8 May 1908, lot 2.
Paul Mersch, New York; Drouot, Paris, 8 May 1908, lot 2.
Literature
P. Noon, Richard Parkes Bonington: the complete paintings, New Haven and London, 2008, pp. 292-6, no. 230.4, under 'copies'.