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Canaletto (Venice 1697-Venice 1768)
Mestre: The Canale delle Barche c.1740-42
Pen and ink, over free and ruled pencil and pinpointing | 25.5 x 40.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 907490
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A drawing of the Canale delle Barche at Mestre on the Venetian mainland. On either side of the canal are roads, trees, and houses. The building in the left foreground has been identified both as a customs house and as an inn. Groups of figures, a carriage and a figure on horseback are in the foreground.
An etching by Canaletto entitled 'Mestre' (Bromberg 3) corresponds with this drawing (RCIN 807834 and 807844). An oil painting of this subject is in a private collection in London (formerly in the collection of Sir George Leon).Provenance
Purchased by George III from Consul Joseph Smith, 1762
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Medium and techniques
Pen and ink, over free and ruled pencil and pinpointing
Measurements
25.5 x 40.7 cm (sheet of paper)
Object type(s)
Other number(s)
RL 7490
