Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto

Etching, a very good impression of the second state (of three), on paper with a Three Crescents watermark, with small margins, occasional pale fox marks mainly in lower margin, upper left margin corner glued down, otherwise in good condition

There is a small area of surface dirt in upper right and lower left margin corners. Very slight paper discoloration at edges of sheet.
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