Imaginary view in a town, with terrace
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Image: Courtauld
Image: Courtauld
Maker
(artist)
1697-1768
1697-1768
(etcher)
1697-1768
1697-1768
Title
Imaginary view in a town, with terrace
Date of Production
1741 = 1744
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
Height: 14.3 cm
Width: 21 cm
Width: 21 cm
Object Number
G.1933.HO.1.25
Mode of Acquisition
Henry Oppenheimer, bequest, 1933 (January)
Credit
Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
This etching is based on a drawing which Canaletto signed and isncribed: 'Vista in Padova, esata': 'Seen in Padua, exactly'. In the etching Canaletto changes some fo the buildings and omits the rather messy storage space beneath the arches which takes up the lower part of the drawing, in order to focus on the terrace itself, and the dark figures and plant pots silhouetted against the sunlit wall beyond.
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : signed : printed : lower centre & recto : : A. Canal f.
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 - Etchings, Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/11/1974-01/12/1974
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