Canaletto

Lagoon Capriccio (recto); Architectural Scene (verso)

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)
25.9 × 41.3 cm (10.2 × 16.3 in)

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