View of London
by JOLI, Antonio, Oil on canvas, 151 x 278 cm
This painting presents a view of the City of Westminster over the River Thames from Lambeth in London. It is among Joli’s largest known works. The design closely follows Canaletto’s view of London in the Lobkowicz collection in Prague. Canaletto painted that work in 1746-47 and it probably remained in his studio in London, where Joli would undoubtedly have seen it.