The Grand Canal

Provenance

The artist's father, Richard Bonington; (his sale, Christie & Manson, London, 23-24 May 1834, 2nd day, no. 148); Welbore Ellis Agar, 2nd Earl of Normanton [1778-1868], Somerley, Ringwood, Hampshire; by descent in the family to his great-great-grandson, Shaun James Christian Welbore Ellis Agar, 6th Earl of Normanton [b. 1945], Somerley; consigned to (Sayn-Wittgenstein Fine Art, Inc., New York); purchased 13 July 2001 by NGA.

The Grand Canal

Bonington, Richard Parkes

1826/1827

Accession Number

2001.87.1

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 26 x 34.7 cm (10 1/4 x 13 11/16 in.) | framed: 46 x 54.6 x 7.9 cm (18 1/8 x 21 1/2 x 3 1/8 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Gift of Victoria and Roger Sant