View of a Town with a Bishop's Tomb
Canaletto
c. 1740
Medium
etching in black on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 30.2 x 30.2 cm (11 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.) sheet: 31 x 31.2 cm (12 3/16 x 12 5/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Jacob Kainen
Accession Number
2002.98.9
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.