Putti with a Dog
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 960068.4
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Putti with a Dog, 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