Capriccio with a Roman Triumphal Arch — Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) | DiscoverArt

Capriccio with a Roman Triumphal Arch

1720–30

Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over traces of leadpoint or graphite

38.1 × 54 cm (15 × 21.3 in)

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