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Francesco Guardi

Lagoon Capriccio with a Tower

1712–93
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk
19.1 × 26.9 cm (7.5 × 10.6 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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