Lagoon Capriccio (recto); Architectural Scene (verso)

Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)

1697–1768 · Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over traces of lead or graphite (recto). Squared in lead or graphite. Faint traces of a constructed outline drawing of an architectural scene, in lead or graphite; faint traces of a constructed outline drawing of buildings along a Venetian canal in lead or graphite (verso) · Drawings and Prints

Artist

Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)

Date

1697–1768

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over traces of lead or graphite (recto). Squared in lead or graphite. Faint traces of a constructed outline drawing of an architectural scene, in lead or graphite; faint traces of a constructed outline drawing of buildings along a Venetian canal in lead or graphite (verso)

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1943