Venice, the Bacino di San Marco, with the Piazzetta and the Doge’s Palace

Francesco Guardi (Venice 1712-1793) Venice, the Bacino di San Marco, with the Piazzetta and the Doge’s Palace with a nineteenth-century inscription ‘De la collection du Comte de Shaftesbury’ (on the stretcher) and with inscription ‘Veduta della Palazzo Ducale di Francesco Guardi di Venezia’ (on the relining canvas, presumably transcribed from the reverse of the original canvas) oil on canvas 27 3/8 x 40¼ in. (69.5 x 102.2 cm.)