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View of an imaginary town with a Bishop's tomb: P.25b-1968

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

View of an imaginary town with a Bishop's tomb

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)

Entities

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1968) by Adkin, M.B.C.

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1744

Note

One of 34 etchings, published as an undated and unnumbered series. Originally part of a larger composition, which Canaletto divided into three by cutting the plate into sections. No impressions exist from the undivided plate. See also P.25a-1968.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Etching

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.25b-1968
Primary reference Number: 179655
Vesme: 14 I/I
Bromberg (Canaletto): 16 II/II
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 January 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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