After Antonio Canal, called Canaletto 1697-1768

Etchings by G. B. Brustoloni, 1763, published by Furlanetto, title and twenty plates, very fine, fresh impressions from the first edition, before numbers, title on paper with a small Shield and Fleur de Lys watermark, with wide margins, some folds, occasional small tears and slight surface dirt along edges of sheet (not affecting the image), S. 55 with a small brown ink stain on the dome of St. Peter, otherwise in generally fresh, good condition; and presentazione del doge in san marco (s. 59), etching by the same, 1766, from Feste Ducali, a good impression of the second state (of four), on paper with an elaborate Star (?) in Shield watermark, with margins, in good condition, large folio, half vellum, mottled boards 

The number of plates included in this marvellous set varies from album to album, but is generally acknowledged to contain title and as many as 24 plates, although a fine and very early dedication copy sold in these Rooms in 1996 comprised title and only 11 plates.

Amongst those subjects in the present album are several from this early grouping, which are listed as not seen by Constable, Canaletto, (1989), II, pp. 673-674. A complete list of the contents is available on request.