Lot Essay
The prime version of this composition was executed in 1741 for the King of Saxony and is now in the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden.
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The Grand Canal, from the Campo San Vio, looking East
Details
After Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto
The Grand Canal, from the Campo San Vio, looking East
oil on canvas
22 ¼ x 38 ½ in. (56.5 x 97.7 cm.)
The Grand Canal, from the Campo San Vio, looking East
oil on canvas
22 ¼ x 38 ½ in. (56.5 x 97.7 cm.)
Literature
S. Bathurst, 7th Earl Bathurst, Catalogue of the Bathurst Collection of Pictures, London, 1908, pp. 246-247, illustrated, as 'Canaletto or Marieschi'.
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