The House with the Inscription [left]
Canaletto
1741
Medium
etching
Dimensions
plate: 30 × 21.8 cm (11 13/16 × 8 9/16 in.) sheet: 37.5 × 21.8 cm (14 3/4 × 8 9/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of W.G. Russell Allen
Accession Number
1941.1.182.a
About the Artist
Canaletto · 1697–1768
The most famous view-painter of the 18th century, Canaletto's works are characteristically topographically correct with smooth, precise handling. His patrons were primarily English collectors.