Jan van Call the Elder (Nijmegen 1656-1706 The Hague) - The Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute, Venice; and An imaginary view of the Bacino, with a Palladian version of the Doge's Palace

black chalk, pen and grey and brown ink, watercolour, heightened with gold, watermarks IHS above MCMD. 5¾ x 8 in. (145 x 203 mm.) and 4½ x 8¼ in. (115 x 210 mm.) (2) - Estimate : £2,000 - £3,000 ($3,966 - $5,949)

Notes : Palladio submitted proposals for the rebuilding of the Doge's Palace after it was ravaged by fire on 20 December 1577, including an entirely new façade on the Riva degli Schiavone. His drawing for this is at Chatsworth.

Christie's. 8 July 2008 OLD MASTER AND 19TH CENTURY DRAWINGS