Imaginary view of a town on a river bank

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Maker

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

Title

Imaginary view of a town on a river bank

Date of Production

(circa) 1741 - 1744

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

Height: 29.6 cm
Width: 42.6 cm

Object Number

G.1933.HO.1.9

Mode of Acquisition

Henry Oppenheimer, bequest, 1933 (January)

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Label Text

This is on the the imaginary views in Canaletto's series of etchings, Views of Venice, although elements of the composition may have been based on sketches which the artist made on a journey along the Brenta Canal.

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'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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