Imaginary view of a walled town by a river
Maker
(artist)
1697-1768
(etcher)
1697-1768
1697-1768
(etcher)
1697-1768
Title
Imaginary view of a walled town by a river
Date of Production
(circa) 1741 - 1744
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
Height: 29.8 cm
Width: 42.7 cm
Width: 42.7 cm
Accession Number
G.1933.HO.1.12
Mode of Acquisition
Henry Oppenheimer, bequest, 1933 (January)
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
The gates and some of the buildings of the walled town shown here have been thought to resemble Padua, and the figure on the column in the centre echoes the staue of Saint Theodore in Venice, but overall this view shows an imaginary rather than an actual place. Canaletto seems to have been particularly interested in the contrast between the decayed mill-house in the right foreground and the grandeur of the city beyond.
Provenance
Previous owner : Oppenheimer, Henry
Exhibition History
Piranesi, Tiepolo, Canaletto - Etchings from the Courtauld
Collection, London & England, 11/02/1999-03/05/1999
Canaletto's Etched Views of Venice and its Environs, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 09/03/1991-09/06/1991
Canaletto - Etchings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/11/1974-01/12/1974
Collection, London & England, 11/02/1999-03/05/1999
Canaletto's Etched Views of Venice and its Environs, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 09/03/1991-09/06/1991
Canaletto - Etchings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/11/1974-01/12/1974
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : signed : printed : lower centre & recto : : A. Canal f.
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