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le Preson. V.
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le Preson. V.
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (Italian (Venetian), 1697–1768)
about 1737-1741
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 46.9 x 63 cm (18 7/16 x 24 13/16 in.)(contains three other prints)
Platemark: 14.6 x 21 cm (5 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Platemark: 14.6 x 21 cm (5 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Ellen T. Bullard
Accession Number21.11667.18
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
de Vesme 18, only state; Bromberg (1993) 21, ii/iii
DescriptionPrinted on same sheet as Bromberg 26 iii, 30 i, & 31 i (21.11667.23, 21.11667.27 and 21.11667.28)
Marks
Verso, right center (of this plate), stamped in brown ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 282)
ProvenanceConsul Joseph Smith (the dedicatee of the series; his label affixed to the verso of the title-page of this set); possibly Francis Bullard, Boston (1862-1913); Ellen Twistleton Bullard, Boston (1865-1959); her gift to the MFA March 1, 1921