Canaletto
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Villa by the River (La Villa au de là d’une Rivière)
18th century18th century
Canaletto, aka Antonio Canale, Giovanni Antonio Canale, Italian, (1697–1768)
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- Italy - TGN 1000080
- rivers
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- water
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Canaletto, aka Antonio Canale, Giovanni Antonio Canale, Italian, (1697–1768) . Villa by the River (La Villa au de là d’une Rivière), 18th century. Etching. : mm (in.). DAC accession number 1942.D1.67. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1942. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: M. Johnston) .