After Antonio Canal Canaletto

After Antonio Canal Canaletto
(Italian, 1697-1768)
Veduto di San Giacomo di Rialto, Venice
etching on laid paper
circa 1735-44; etching from Canaletto's series Vedute altre prese da i luoghi altre ideate da Antonio Canal.second state, with in-plate signature deleted; paper without distinct watermarks. The etching is of an invented view with the church of San Giacomo di Rialto in Venice. The church stands in the Campo di Rialto. On the right is the Ruga degli Orefici (Street of the Goldsmiths). On the left is an invented row of three classical columns and a statue standing on a pedestal.
5 1/2 x 8 1/2in (14 x 21 3/4cm); sheet 9 x 12 1/8in (23 x 31cm)
Condition Report: Matted and framed. 13 x 18 in. (33 x 46 cm.) Considerable matt burn to (under matt) margins, as well as age toning to verso.