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Venice was one of the primary subjects of the British artist James Holland, and his works satisfied the 19th-century popular imagination of a romantic Venice, with its sun-kissed buildings, gondolas, and quaint bridges. The present sheet was executed during a trip to Venice in 1857. Holland worked on a buff-colored sheet of paper, sketching the composition in graphite, and then painting with watercolor in rust, pink, grey, and aqua, and light blue and white opaque watercolors. The unfinished section on the side of the palazzo at upper left suggests that this drawing was kept by Holland in his studio for his own reference or pleasure.
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Document identity
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438886
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A Canal, Venice
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drawing
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438886
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drawing
title
A Canal, Venice
description
Venice was one of the primary subjects of the British artist James Holland, and his works satisfied the 19th-century popular imagination of a romantic Venice, with its sun-kissed buildings, gondolas, and quaint bridges. The present sheet was executed during a trip to Venice in 1857. Holland worked on a buff-colored sheet of paper, sketching the composition in graphite, and then painting with watercolor in rust, pink, grey, and aqua, and light blue and white opaque watercolors. The unfinished section on the side of the palazzo at upper left suggests that this drawing was kept by Holland in his studio for his own reference or pleasure.
date
1800–1870
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q117246723
creators
1480
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Drawing
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Image: 43.1 x 29.7 cm (16 15/16 x 11 11/16 in.); Sheet: 43.1 x 29.7 cm (16 15/16 x 11 11/16 in.); Primary mount: 47.2 x 33.8 cm (18 9/16 x 13 5/16 in.); Secondary mount: 49.7 x 36.4 cm (19 9/16 x 14 5/16 in.)
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England
accession
2021.109
Source extras
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graphite and watercolor, heightened with white on buff paper
tombstone
A Canal, Venice, 1800–1870. James Holland (British, 1800–1870). Graphite and watercolor, heightened with white on buff paper; image: 43.1 x 29.7 cm (16 15/16 x 11 11/16 in.); sheet: 43.1 x 29.7 cm (16 15/16 x 11 11/16 in.); primary mount: 47.2 x 33.8 cm (18 9/16 x 13 5/16 in.); secondary mount: 49.7 x 36.4 cm (19 9/16 x 14 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Lowell Libson & Jonny Yarker Ltd in honor of the Swetland family, 2021.109
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DR - British
inscriptions
inscription
Signed with initials and inscribed "JH/Venice" center right, on bridge
inscription
inscribed “A. Light. Fresco” on building upper left.
didYouKnow
Opaque watercolor, also called gouache, or bodycolor, is watercolor paint made opaque with the addition of chalk, white pigment, or white paint.
creditline
Gift of Lowell Libson & Jonny Yarker Ltd in honor of the Swetland family
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2026-05-29 09:00:15.480000
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438886
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DR - British
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graphite and watercolor, heightened with white on buff paper
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male
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