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WILLIAM WYLD, R.I. (LONDON 1806-1889 PARIS)
Sunrise over St Mark's Square, Venice, with the Lion of St Mark to the right
signed and dated 'William Wyld 1839.' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour on paper watermarked 'J WHATMAN/ TURKEY MILL/ 1837'
1134 x 1778 in. (29.8 x 45.4 cm.)
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Wyld lived in Paris for most of his life, travelling extensively throughout Europe, often accompanied by Horace Vernet (1789-1863). It was with Vernet, Director of the French Academy in Rome, that Wyld visited Italy in 1834. The present watercolour was probably worked up from a sketch made during this trip.

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