474062 Library of St Mark\'s Square, Venice, 1868 (w/c on laminated board) by Foster, Myles Birket (1825-99); 10.8x15.2 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: This detailed and colourful tiny watercolour is characteristic of many of Myles Birket Foster\'s pictures. It resulted from one of the many visits he made to Venice in Italy after 1868. The view shows the columns which stand in front of St Mark\'s Cathedral. The square in the picture is filled with a variety of colourful characters, including two finely dressed ladies, a street seller, and a beggar with a crutch. Myles Birket Foster was born in North Shields. He left the North East as a child, but still had friends in the area; ); 穢 Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English, out of copyright.