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Venice

Keeley Halswelle (1831-1891)

Price
£2,750
Signed
Signed with initials, inscribed with title and dated 1875
Medium
Watercolour and bodycolour
Dimensions
7 x 9 ¾ inches
Provenance
The Lawrence Alkin Collection
Exhibited
'The Lawrence Alkin Collection', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, May-July 2026, no 19

The Venetians in this painting are seated on the octagonal base of the column of St Tòdaro, the Byzantine St Theodore of Amasea, the city’s first protector. Its pair, surmounted by the winged Lion and symbol of St Mark, is seen in the distance looking down the Riva degli Schiavoni. The small sculptures on the base amongst the sitters depict the trades – a fishmonger, who offers fish from a wicker basket and a blacksmith hitting an anvil with a hammer. Other trades
that were portrayed included a butcher and a wine seller, but, sadly due to erosion and damage the figures are gravely depleted and many are missing.

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