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Description: | Signed: yes Description: This painting is a copy of one of Canaletto's famous views of the Grand Canal, Venice. In the eighteenth century, when Canaletto rose to fame, Venice became one of the main destinations for British gentry on the Grand Tour. That the copyist chose to imitate Canaletto's work demonstrates the continuing popularity of his views of Venice in the nineteenth century. | Subjects: | Venice) townscape; place (Grand Canal | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: H., S. (unknown school, active late 19th century) Æ After Canaletto (Italian painter, 1697-1768) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8342... | Go to resource |
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