Putti Fishing
Antonio Zucchi, RA (Venice 1726 - Rome 1796)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1770 - 1779
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
940 mm (Depth)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 960068.1
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Putti Fishing, by Antonio Zucchi, RA (Venice 1726 – Rome 1796), 1770s. One of a set of six circular overdoor paintings by Antonio Zucchi depicting allegories of leisure.
Provenance
Commissioned from Antonio Zucchi by Sir Rowland Winn, 5th Bt. (1739-1785); thence by descent; accepted in lieu of tax by H M Treasury and transferred to the National Trust in 1986.
Credit line
Nostell Priory, The St Oswald Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
Antonio Zucchi, RA (Venice 1726 - Rome 1796), artist