Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto

Etching, a good impression of the only state, with wide margins, three fox marks in the right part of image, other two in the lower margin; with Title Plate (B. 1), etching, a good impression of the second state (of three), with thread margins, trimmed on the platemark in places, a small repaired area touched in with pen and ink in the sky at upper left part of image, a vertical central fold (mainly visible verso), otherwise in good condition; and The Portico with the Lantern (B. 10), etching, third (final state), a later impression, with small margins, foxed

B. 1 ex coll. Anderson Weston (L. 65) and L. E. Woodburn according to a note in pencil verso (Cf. L 2584)

B. 31 with a fold through upper right margin corner, very slight mount-staining. B. 10 please note the fox marks mentioned in the catalogue description.
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