View of the Mall in Saint James's Park

after 1709-1710

after Marco Ricci

Associated Names
Anonymous Artist

Painter

Marco Ricci

Artist After, Venetian, 1676 - 1729

This painting shows a park scene from an elevated viewpoint. In the center of the image is a tree-lined path. The green trees are tall and grow in straight rows on either side of the tan path. Small people in red, blue, and white outfits populate the scene. Some people walk in groups or sit on benches, while others carry baskets. To the right is a green field with grazing animals. In the distance there are white and tan buildings, including a spire and dome. The sky above is blue with light clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 114.1 x 195.2 cm (44 15/16 x 76 7/8 in.)
    framed: 129.8 x 210.8 x 6.9 cm (51 1/8 x 83 x 2 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1970.17.132

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Francis Astley-Corbett, 4th Bt. [1859-1937], Brigg, Lincs.; (his sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 8 July 1927, no. 66, as by Marcellus Laroon); purchased by (M. Knoedler & Co);[1] sold 1 April 1936 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], Syosset, New York (as Laroon);[2] bequest 1970 to NGA.
[1] Art Prices Current, n.s. 6 (1926-1927): 438 nr. 9494.
[2] The Bruce Ledger, NGA curatorial files, no. 83, gives the purchase date and lists the painting's location, as of 1 August 1956, as Syosset, Long Island, where Mrs. Bruce had an estate.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1940

  • Loan Exhibitions. Paintings of London and Paris for the Benefit of the British War Relief Society, M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., and Durand Ruel Galleries, New York, 1940, no. 1 (shown at Knoedler), as by Laroon.

1986

  • Extended loan for use by Secretary Samuel R. Pierce, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C., 1986-1987.

1987

  • Manners and Morals: Hogarth and British Painting 1700-1760, Tate Gallery, London, 1987-1988, no. 9, color repro., as Attributed to Marco Ricci.

1994

  • Extended loan for use by Justice Anthony Kennedy, The Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C., 1994-1996.

Bibliography

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 304, repro., as Attributed to Marco Ricci.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 351, repro., as Attributed to Marco Ricci.

1991

  • Scarpa Sonino, Annalisa. Marco Ricci. Milan, 1991: 119, 137, no. 113, fig. 56, as contemporary copy.

1993

  • Delneri, Annalia. In Dario Succi and Annalia Delneri, Marco Ricci e il paesaggio veneto del settecento. Exh. cat. Palazzo Crepadona, Belluno. Milan, 1993: 104-105, fig. 8, as 18th Century copy.

1996

  • De Grazia, Diane, and Eric Garberson, with Edgar Peters Bowron, Peter M. Lukehart, and Mitchell Merling. Italian Paintings of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1996: 220-223, repro. 221.

Wikidata ID

Q20177750

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