Art, literature & history
The Portico with the Lantern
c. 1735/1746
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- etching on laid paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 30.1 x 43.4 cm (11 7/8 x 17 1/16 in.) sheet: 46.6 x 65.7 cm (18 3/8 x 25 7/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1985.64.147
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Canaletto. The Portico with the Lantern. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Portico with the Lantern — Canaletto. c. 1735/1746.
Medium: etching on laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 30.1 x 43.4 cm (11 7/8 x 17 1/16 in.) sheet: 46.6 x 65.7 cm (18 3/8 x 25 7/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1985.64.147. Paul Mellon Collection.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.