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Joseph Smith|Canaletto

Title page with a large wall of a classical ruin, with a figure seated at right pointing to the dedication, from 'Views' (Vedute altre prese da i luoghi altre ideate da Antonio Canal)

1735–46
Etching; second state of two
30 × 43 cm (11.8 × 16.9 in)

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