Giuseppe Canella the Elder
View of the Escorial (one of a pair)

CultureItalian
Titles
  • View of the Escorial (one of a pair)
Dateearly 19th century
Place depictedSan Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
MediumOil on metal
DimensionsPanel: 3 3/8 × 4 3/4 in. (8.6 × 12.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Edward Oppenheimer, Jr. Charitable Trust in memory of Edward Oppenheimer, Jr., various donors in memory Ms. Elly Thüring, Barbara C. Goedecke in honor of Helga Aurisch, Rita Hendrix, and the Wolff-Toomim Foundation in memory of Linda Finger
Object number2016.6.1
Not on view

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ProvenancePrivate collection; [Sotheby's, New York, Sale N09107, "The Courts of Europe," 30 January, 2014, lot 130]; [Deborah Gage Fine Art, London]; purchased by MFAH, 2015.


Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed verso: Vista de el Escorial
Signed LL: Canella

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