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Capriccio: A Ruined Classical Temple

A work made of pen and brush and brown ink, and brush and gray wash, with traces of graphite, on ivory laid paper.
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  • A work made of pen and brush and brown ink, and brush and gray wash, with traces of graphite, on ivory laid paper.

Date:

n.d.

Artist:

Canaletto
Italian, 1697-1768

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Canaletto

Title

Capriccio: A Ruined Classical Temple

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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1740–1750

Medium

Pen and brush and brown ink, and brush and gray wash, with traces of graphite, on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

29.2 × 20.7 cm (11 1/2 × 8 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Mrs. Potter Palmer Memorial Fund

Reference Number

1957.328R

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