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A VIEW OF THE RIVER ARNO WITH THE PONTE ALLE GRAZIE, FLORENCE
Auction: 01/24/2008
Lot: 424
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Thomas Patch AUCTION RECORDS
1720 Exeter - 1782. Known for: Painting.
Thomas Patch was born in Exeter, then traveled to Rome in 1747, where he met Joshua Reynolds and worked in the studio of the French landscape painter Claude-Joseph Vernet. Expelled from the Papal... Read full biography
Thomas Patch was born in Exeter, then traveled to Rome in 1747, where he met Joshua Reynolds and worked in the studio of the French landscape painter Claude-Joseph Vernet. Expelled from the Papal States in 1755, probably on grounds of ‘moral turpitude’ (E. Waterhouse, The Dictionary of British 18th... Read full biography
Thomas Patch was born in Exeter, then traveled to Rome in 1747, where he met Joshua Reynolds and worked in the studio of the French landscape painter Claude-Joseph Vernet. Expelled from the Papal States in 1755, probably on grounds of ‘moral turpitude’ (E. Waterhouse, The Dictionary of British 18th Century Painters in oils and crayons, Woodbridge, 1981, p. 69), he settled in Florence establishing a successful painting practice helped by his friendship with Sir Horace Mann, the British Envoy to... Read full biography
Thomas Patch was born in Exeter, then traveled to Rome in 1747, where he met Joshua Reynolds and worked in the studio of the French landscape painter Claude-Joseph Vernet. Expelled from the Papal States in 1755, probably on grounds of ‘moral turpitude’ (E. Waterhouse, The Dictionary of British 18th Century Painters in oils and crayons, Woodbridge, 1981, p. 69), he settled in Florence establishing a successful painting practice helped by his friendship with Sir Horace Mann, the British Envoy to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, which gave him introductions to the touring British milordi. The latter were a key source of patronage and it was principally for this group that Patch executed his celebrated views in and around Florence.... Read full biography
Thomas Patch was born in Exeter, then traveled to Rome in 1747, where he met Joshua Reynolds and worked in the studio of the French landscape painter Claude-Joseph Vernet. Expelled from the Papal States in 1755, probably on grounds of ‘moral turpitude’ (E. Waterhouse, The Dictionary of British 18th Century Painters in oils and crayons, Woodbridge, 1981, p. 69), he settled in Florence establishing a successful painting practice helped by his friendship with Sir Horace Mann, the British Envoy to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, which gave him introductions to the touring British milordi. The latter were a key source of patronage and it was principally for this group that Patch executed his celebrated views in and around Florence.
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeFlorence, a View of the Arno River with the Ponte alla Carraia
Thomas Patch Auction: 02/01/2024Lot: 342Subscribe or get free alerts
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeA view of the Arno, Florence, from the Cascine Gardens, with the Ponte alla Carità, the Ponte Vecchio beyond
Thomas Patch Auction: 07/10/2015Lot: 206Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeAn Italianate landscape with elegant figures by a waterfall; and An Italianate river landscape with fishermen, a church and a bridge beyond
Thomas Patch Auction: 07/07/2010Lot: 167Subscribe or get free alerts
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