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Capriccio: A Street Crossed by Arches (recto) Sketches of Doorway, Staircase and Second Floor of Building (verso)
Canaletto Italian, 1697-1768

A Bridge Near a Church in Venice
Canaletto Italian, 1697-1768

The Terrace
Follower of Canaletto (Antonio Canal; Italian, 1697–1768)

The Portico with the Lantern, from Vedute
Canaletto Italian, 1697-1768

Capriccio: A Ruined Classical Temple
Canaletto Italian, 1697-1768

Portico with a Lantern
Follower of Canaletto (Antonio Canal; Italian, 1697–1768)

Ale Porto del Dolo
Canaletto Italian, 1697-1768

Landscape with Ruined Monuments, from Vedute
Canaletto Italian, 1697-1768

la Piera del Band V, from Vedute
Canaletto Italian, 1697-1768

View of a Town on a River Bank, from Vedute
Canaletto Italian, 1697-1768

Imaginary View of Padua, from Vedute
Canaletto Italian, 1697-1768

Al Dolo, from Vedute
Canaletto Italian, 1697-1768

The Equestrian Monument, from Vedute
Canaletto Italian, 1697-1768

The Tower of Malghera, from Vedute
Canaletto Italian, 1697-1768

Title Page, from Vedute
Canaletto Italian, 1697-1768

Le Porte Del Dolo, from Vedute
Canaletto Italian, 1697-1768

Mountain Landscape wih Five Bridges, from Vedute
Canaletto Italian, 1697-1768

The Terrace, from Vedute
Canaletto Italian, 1697-1768

The Little Monument, from Vedute
Canaletto Italian, 1697-1768

Landscape with Tower and Two Ruined Pillars, from Vedute
Canaletto Italian, 1697-1768