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Canaletto

The House with the Inscription and The House with the Peristyle, from Vedute

1735/44
Etching in black on ivory laid paper
29.6 × 21.4 cm (11.7 × 8.4 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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