DrawingsItalian18th century

The Grand Canal

18th century

Artists

Giovanni Antonio Canal, called CanalettoArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Red chalk on off-white antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 14.6 x 20.3 cm (5 3/4 x 8 in.)

Provenance

Philip and Frances L. Hofer, Cambridge, Massachusetts; bequest of Frances L. Hofer, 1979.201

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