Canaletto

The Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice



Canaletto - The Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice



Canaletto
The Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice
c. 1743
114.5 x 153.5 cm
oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Gift of Mrs. Barbara Hutton


Literature

Collection catalogues
John Walker, National Gallery of Art, Washington, New York, 1995, nr. 481


Exhibitions

2010 Canaletto and his Rivals, Nr. 27

Provenance

Probably Henry Howard, 4th earl of Carlisle (1694-1758), or Frederick, 5th earl of Carlisle (1748-1825), Castle Howard, Yorkshire
by descent to Hon. Geoffrey William Howard (1877-1935), Castle Howard, Yorkshire
sold 1938 by the Trustees of Geoffrey Howard to Barbara Hutton, the countess Hangwitz Reventlow (1912-1979), Winfield House, London
gift 1945 to NGA

External links

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Accession number 1945.15.4

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c. 1756

Canaletto The Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo
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Canaletto The Grand Canal, Venice, Looking Southeast from the Campo della Carità to the Palazzo Venier delle Torreselle
The Grand Canal, Venice, Looking Southeast from the Campo della Carità to the Palazzo Venier delle Torreselle

Canaletto The Bacino di San Marco, Venice
The Bacino di San Marco, Venice
c. 1739

Canaletto Venice: the Molo with Santa Maria della Salute
Venice: the Molo with Santa Maria della Salute