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Canaletto

A Magnificent Pavilion by the Lagoon (recto); The Grand Canal, with the Rialto Bridge from the South (verso)

ca. 1727–29
Pen and brown ink, over traces of graphite
20.3 × 14.2 cm (8 × 5.6 in)

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

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