Landscape with a Woman at a Well
Canaletto
c. 1740
Medium
etching
Dimensions
plate: 13.5 x 20.8 cm (5 5/16 x 8 3/16 in.) sheet: 15.7 x 23 cm (6 3/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Jacob Kainen
Accession Number
2002.98.8
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Canaletto · 1697–1768
The most famous view-painter of the 18th century, Canaletto's works are characteristically topographically correct with smooth, precise handling. His patrons were primarily English collectors.