Edward William Cooke, RA (British, 1811-1880) Sunset on the Lagune of Venice - San Giorgio in Alga & the Euganean Hills in the distance signed 'EWCooke.RA.FRS.' (lower right); dated '1864' (lower left); signed, inscribed and dated 'Sunset on the Lagune of Venice - San Giorgio in Alga/& the Euganean Hills in the distance - E.W.Cooke. RA.FRS./Dec 5th.1864./To James Veitch Esq. from E W Cooke' (on the reverse) oil on board 25.3 x 38cm (9 15/16 x 14 15/16in). Footnotes: Provenance Private collection, UK. Literature John Munday, E.W.Cooke, A Man of his Time, Woodbridge, 1996, p. 354. The present lot could potentially be the work listed in John Munday's catalogue as cat. no. 63/16: Euganean Hills and the Lagune of Venice, sunset, low water (exhibited British Institution, 1864, no. 36), which was as sold to Veitch, although the selling price of 40Gns may suggest this was a larger work. Another possibility is Euganean Hills & the Lagune of Venice: Trabaccolo waiting for the tide, Sunset (cat. no. 63/13). James Veitch was a renowned horticulturist whose firm, James Veitch and Sons, helped create an elaborate garden for Cooke in the 1860s. The Veitch family owned a number of Cooke's paintings. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: P P This lot is owned by a private individual. The right of return enjoyed by EU customers is not applicable. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com