DrawingsItalian18th century

A Water Wheel; verso: Studies of Roofs

18th century

Artists

Giovanni Antonio Canal, called CanalettoArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink over graphite on off-white antique laid paper; verso: red chalk

Culture

Italian

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

19.9 × 28.6 cm (7 13/16 × 11 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Charles A. Loeser, Florence, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1932

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