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Joseph Kenhelm (active Malta, 18th Century) Two views of the Grand harbour, Valetta, Malta: from the South East and from the South (2) image 1
Joseph Kenhelm (active Malta, 18th Century) Two views of the Grand harbour, Valetta, Malta: from the South East and from the South (2) image 2
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Joseph Kenhelm
(active Malta, 18th Century)
Two views of the Grand harbour, Valetta, Malta: from the South East and from the South (2)

4 December 2013, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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Joseph Kenhelm (active Malta, 18th Century)

Two views of the Grand harbour, Valetta, Malta: from the South East and from the South
the former signed 'Joseph Kenhelm' (lower right)
a pair, oil on canvas
65 x 99cm (25 9/16 x 39in). (2)

Footnotes

Nothing is known of the work of Joseph Kenhelm but he may well have been a cartographer by trade, rather than a topographical painter. The more decorative, exaggerated bird's eye perspective views of the city would suggest the work of someone trained in cartography.

The former view of the Grand Harbour is taken from Fort Ricasoli and the latter shows the Santa Margherita and Cottonera lines. These fortifications were completed by the mid 18th century.

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