View of a Town on a River Bank, from Vedute
Canaletto
1735/44
Medium
Etching in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 29.5 × 43.2 cm (11 5/8 × 17 1/16 in.); Plate: 30 × 43.6 cm (11 13/16 × 17 3/16 in.); Sheet: 43.3 × 58.7 cm (17 1/16 × 23 1/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
159740
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.