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Set of two lithographic prints comprising:</br>lithographic print of painting by Marco Ricci entitled The Courtyard of a Country House, originally painted c.1728</br>Acquired by George III, King of the United Kingdom (1738-1820), with the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul in Venice.Marco Ricci succeeded his father and Canaletto as stage designer at the famed Venetian Theatre of Sant'Angelo. The arrangement and lighting of Ricci's designs are surprisingly similar to Canaletto's vedute, (large scale cityscapes or other vista). The Courtyard of a Country House is one of a set of thirty-two drawings in tempera by Marco Ricci. The inscription on the back suggests that some (at least) of the set were painted for the Consul?s wife.</br>Print size inches: 8.9 x 6 together with lithographic print of painting by Jacopo Bassano entitled The Adoration of the Shepherds, originally painted c.1531</br>Acquired by Charles I (1600-49).Oil on canvas. Dating from around 1544-45, Bassano established himself as a major artist of the Venetian School producing a number of large-scale paintings. The composition of this painting includes a ruined temple frequently seen in Renaissance art, which depicts the birth of Christ. It represents a symbol of the Old Dispensation (Judaism) having been superseded by the New Dispensation (Christianity).</br>Print size inches: 9.3 x 5.9