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Joseph Smith|Canaletto

Imaginary View of Venice, houses at left with figures on terraces, a domed church at center in the background, boats and boat-sheds below, and a seated man observing from a wall at right in the foreground, from 'Views' (Vedute altre prese da i luoghi altre ideate da Antonio Canal)

1741
Etching; undivided plate, only state
30 × 43.7 cm (11.8 × 17.2 in)

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