The Rialto, Venice. Arthur Melville ARSA RSW (1855–1904). 1894. Watercolour. Provenance: Dr George melville; Robertson Collection, Orkney. [Click on image to enlarge it.]
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References
Gale, I. Arthur Melville. Edinburgh: Atelier books, 1996. Pp. 82 and 98 (illustrated, p. 292).
MacKay, Agnes Ethel. Arthur Melville, Scottish Impressionist, 1855–1904. London: F. Lewis Publishers, 1951. p. 142; No. 267).
McConkey, Kenneth. Paintings by Arthur Melville. Exhibition Catalogue. Edinburgh: Bourne Fine Art; London: The Fine Art Society, 2013. No. 10.
The Studio 37 (1906): 292 (illustrated).
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