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The Vestibule of St. Mark's Basilica

image © Guy Peppiatt Fine Art | All Rights Reserved

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Date

c.1834-1835

Artist

Thomas Hartley Cromek (1809-1873)

Collection

Guy Peppiatt Fine Art

Description

Watercolour over traces of pencil heightened with bodycolour and gum arabic. Born in Yorkshire, the son of the engraver R.H. Cromek, Cromek travelled to Rome in the early 1830s where he remained until 1844. He became successful as an artist of topographical views, many of them interiors, and as a drawing master. He visited Venice in 1834 and 1835. Another view of the interior of St. Mark’s is in the Royal Collection and was bought directly from Cromek by Queen Victoria in July 1843. Cromek was summoned to Buckingham Palace to show the Queen a number of drawings and afterwards received the following letter:
`The Dowr. Lady Lyttleton is desired by the Queen to express to Mr Cromek Her Majesty’s and HRH Prince Albert’s great admiration is his beautiful sketches. Her Majesty is also very anxious to possess two of them, if they are on sale. The view of Naples, and the interior of St. Mark’s.

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image © Guy Peppiatt Fine Art

Location

St. Mark's Square, Venice, Italy

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Religious Buildings
Interiors
Architecture
Buildings

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Buildings & Architecture

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