GIOVANNI ANTONIO CANAL, CALLED CANALETTO | VEDUTE: FOUR VIEWS (B. 1, 2, 5, 11)

GIOVANNI ANTONIO CANAL, CALLED CANALETTO
1697 - 1768
VEDUTE: FOUR VIEWS (B. 1, 2, 5, 11)

Four etchings, circa 1740-45, B. 1 a good impression of Bromberg's second (final) state, B. 2, 5, 11 Bromberg's second states (of three), each on paper with a Remondini watermark, each framed
smallest sheet (B. 1): 393 by 590mm 15½ by 23¼in
largest sheet (B. 5): 446 by 592mm 17½ by 23⅜in

Condition Report:
With wide margins (B. 1 with a small lower margin), the images in good condition, each reverse mounted with brown tape in places (with associated tape-staining at intervals along the sheet edges, showing through recto), minuscule fox marks, a couple of inconspicuous thin spots, B. 1 with a couple of small moisture stains at right, B. 5 with a softened diagonal crease across the upper left corner, each framed.

(Drying folds are inherent to production). (Stitching holes along the left sheet edges are inherent).

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