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Martín Rico y Ortega (Spanish, 1833-1908) (Artist)
ca. 1874
oil on canvas
(18th and 19th Centuries )

The Grand Canal is shown in the evening, judging from the rose-tinted sky. Visible at the extreme left is the Gritti Palace and on the right, the Dario Palace. Though not mentioned in the William T. Blodgett estate sale (New York, April 27, 1876), this painting is listed in the early Walters catalogues as having belonged to the New York financier, who died November 4, 1875. Therefore this work may be one of Rico's earliest views of the city in which he worked more and more after 1874.

Inscription

[Signature] At lower left: RICO; [Stamp] On stretcher: G & C 8476; [Number] Frame inscribed in pencil: n. 26

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

William T. Blodgett, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1875 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

2014-2016 From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
1970 Fortuny and His Circle. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
3/31/1943 Treatment coated; varnish removed or reduced
6/12/1951 Treatment coated; surface cleaned
5/25/2012 Examination examined for condition; examined for exhibition
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Geographies

(Place of Origin) Italy, Venice (Place Depicted)

Measurements

H: 16 11/16 x W: 28 1/4 in. (42.4 x 71.7 cm); Framed H: 25 3/16 × W: 41 1/16 × H: 3 7/8 in. (64 × 104.3 × 9.8 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by William T. Walters, 1875

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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37.196

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600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

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410-547-9000

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