A View of Walton Bridge 18th Century and hath expressed with admirable

and hath expressed with admirable art every circumstance about her

The picture was begun in 1647

reflects certainly the impact of Van Laer's famous figure style and subject matter on the younger artist

gilt framed

Dorothy Walpole (1686-1726) was the sister of Sir Robert Walpole

A View of Walton Bridge 18th Century and hath expressed with admirableA drawing in the Paul Mellon collection and an engraving by A. Walker both seem to relate to a similar painting of 1755 also in the Mellon collection. According to a catalogue of the Hollis collection, Hollis is depicted in the foreground with his friend Thomas Brand, his servant Francesco Giovannini and his dog Malta. Canaletto appears to have depicted himself seated sketching on a low stool and wearing a hat and long gown.