A painting of Venice by the Italian artist Canaletto which was once owned by the UK's first prime minister has been sold for ...

The painting, once owned by Britain’s first prime minister, Robert Walpole, was sold during Christie's £55m Old Master sale ...

The Italian master's previous record was $24.6 million for 'Grand Canal from Palazzo Balbi to the Rialto,' which sold at ...

Canaletto, real name Giovanni Antonio Canal, was born in Venice in 1697 and went on to become a favourite of British art collectors. It is not known how Sir Robert acquired his work but it is ...

Canaletto's luminous Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day, has sold for a record price of £31.9 million at ...

Canaletto’s sublime view of Venice, which once hung in the offices of Robert Walpole, the U.K.’s first prime minister, set a ...

Giovanni Antonio Canal, Called Il Canaletto, Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day. Courtesy of Christie's. A ...

Christie’s is to sell a view of Venice by Canaletto which was once owned by Britain’s first prime minister, Robert Walpole, in its Old Masters evening sale on 1 July. It is estimated to make ...

A painting by Italian artist Giovanni Antonio Canal, best known as Canaletto, which was once owned by Britain's first prime minister, heads to auction next month, with a price estimate of more ...

Canaletto was a Venetian artist known for his austere cityscapes. In The Stonemason’s Yard, he depicts a scene of figures at work in the Campo San Vidal, a square of the city.

Now, one of these works has been attributed to Bernardo Bellotto, the nephew of Canaletto—full name: Giovanni Antonio Canal — who studied in his uncle’s workshop in the 1730s and early 1740s ...

Canaletto’s sublime view of Venice, which once hung in the offices of Robert Walpole, the U.K.’s first prime minister, set a new auction record for the Italian painter when it sold for £31.9 ...