Imaginary view in a town, with terrace

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Maker

(artist)
1697-1768
(etcher)
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

Object Number

G.1933.HO.1.25

Mode of Acquisition

Henry Oppenheimer, bequest, 1933 (January)

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

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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