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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2019.183
People
Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto, Italian (Venice, Italy 1697 - 1768 Venice, Italy)
Title
The Equestrian Monument; The Terrace;The Market on the Molo; The Market at Dolo
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1741
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/364401

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etchings printed in black ink on off-white antique laid paper
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 37.5 × 53.1 cm (14 3/4 × 20 7/8 in.)
plates, reading clockwise from upper left: 14.4 × 21 cm (5 11/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
plates, reading clockwise from upper left: 14.4 × 21 cm (5 11/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
plates, reading clockwise from upper left: 14.5 × 21 cm (5 11/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
plates, reading clockwise from upper left: 14.6 × 21 cm (5 3/4 × 8 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: center left, below upper left image, in plate: A. Canal. f.
  • inscription: lower left, below lower left image, in plate: A. Canal. f.
  • inscription: center right, below upper right image, in plate: A. Canal. f.
  • inscription: lower right, below lower right image, in plate: A. Canal. f.
  • inscription: verso, lower center, graphite: V
  • collector's mark: verso, lower right, black ink: EB [intertwined] [Lugt 828b, mark of Eugène Bouvy]
  • countermark: right side of sheet: A [surmounted by ornament] [Bromberg 44]
  • watermark: left side of sheet, partially cut off: VF [with coat-of-arms] [Bromberg 24]
  • inscription: on all four plates, etched into lower margin, centered: A. Canal f.
  • inscription: verso, graphite: 90 [underlined]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Eugène Bouvy (1859-1944), Paris (Lugt 828b). [Carolyn Bullard Fine Prints and Drawings, Dallas], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2019

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
Bromberg 23 only state, 24 ii/iii, 20 iii/iv, 26 iii/iv
Standard Reference Number
De Vesme 17, 21; 20, 23; Bromberg 23, 24, 20, 26

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints
Accession Year
2019
Object Number
2019.183
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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