Imaginary View of Venice — Canaletto

Canaletto

Imaginary View of Venice

1741

Dating
Exact year
Held at
National Gallery of Art
Medium
etching
Dimensions
plate: 29.7 x 43.5 cm (11 11/16 x 17 1/8 in.)
Collection no.
1971.30.5
Attribution
By the artist
Image rights
NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details

Canaletto. Imaginary View of Venice. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Imaginary View of Venice — Canaletto. 1741.

Medium: etching.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 29.7 x 43.5 cm (11 11/16 x 17 1/8 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1971.30.5. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.

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.

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