Georges Clarkson Stanfield A Venetian palace on a canal, circa 1865
Museum-quality painting!
This fine painting by Georges Stanfield offers us a magnificent view of Venice, as the painter takes us along a canal to discover a beautiful Venetian Palace.
Magnificent oil on canvas signed and dated lower right in a stone by Georges Clarkson Stanfield.
Sizes unframed: W 29.72 In. - H 23.62 In.
Sizes framed: W 35.82 In. - H 29.92 In.
Excellent condition in a gilded wooden frame.
Biography:
George Clarkson Stanfield (1828 - 1878).
English landscape painter.
Son of painter Clarkson Stanfield (1793-1867); grandson of actor and author James Field Stanfield (1749/50-1824).
Studied at the Royal Academy Schools (though not enrolled); based in Britain, he painted views of Britain, France, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and Italy.
Exhibited at the British Institution (1844-1867) and the Royal Academy (1844-1876).
