Imaginary view of a town with lagoon

Copyright

Work in the public domain
Image: Courtauld
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Maker

(artist)
1697-1768
(etcher)
1697-1768

Title

Imaginary view of a town with lagoon

Date of Production

1741

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

Height: 29.8 cm
Width: 43.5 cm

Object Number

G.1933.HO.1.13

Mode of Acquisition

Henry Oppenheimer, bequest, 1933 (January)

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Location

Not currently on display
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Keywords

Related Works (1)

Views of Venice, surrounding towns and imaginary landscapes (set) G.1933.HO.1
Views of Venice, surrounding towns and imaginary landscapes (set)

Label Text

This is one of a very small number of impressions taken from this plate before Canaletto cut it down the middle, dividing it into two imaginary scenes. The lagoon visible to the right may be based on the Lagoon around Venice; the activities of boatmen on the river and in the boathouses in the centre of the composition are certainly an important aspect of the scene. The date 1741 is inscribed in Roman numerals next to Canaletto's initials on the house to the left (MDCCXLI A.C.).

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : dated : printed : centre right & recto : : MDCCXLI.A.C

Provenance

Previous owner : Oppenheimer, Henry

Exhibition History

Piranesi, Canaletto, Tiepolo - Etchings from the Courtauld Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 11/02/1999-03/05/1999
Canaletto's Etched Views of Venice and its Environs, Courtauld Gallery, London, 09/03/1991-09/06/1991
Canaletto - Etchings, Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/11/1974-01/12/1974

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