Master of the views in the Langmatt Foundation, often identified as Apollonio Domenichini (1715- circa 1770), The Grand Canal at the Fondaco dei Tedeschi and the Palazzo dei Camerlenghi with the Rialto Bridge in the background, oil on canvas, 71x117 cm Provenance: Masters Investment Limited, Dublin, 07.06.1996, Swiss private collection Note: The Langmatt Foundation's Master of Vistas was named after a group of thirteen vedute paintings in the Langmatt Museum in Baden, Switzerland. He is now generally recognised as a member of the Facchinetti/Domenichini family of painters. Authenticity opinion by Ralph Toledano dated 30 July 1992, (as a Michele Giovanni Marieschi (1696/1710-1743) and his workshop) A Swiss Private Collection Lots 26 to 30, 2697 to 2701, 2703 and 2705 to 2707 marked in green in the printed catalogue come from a private Swiss collection. The collection is made up of high quality old paintings and drawings painstakingly assembled over almost 40 years (see page 33 of the printed catalogue). We would like to thank Benjamin Peronnet for writing the notes on the drawings in this collection.