ANTONIO DA CANAL, IL CANALETTO The House with the Inscription and the House with the Peristyle (Imaginary View of Venice).
Pair of etchings on 2 joined sheets of cream laid paper, 1741. 300x430 mm; 11 7/8x17 inches, narrow to thread margins. Bromberg 13 the only state; Bromberg 14 the second state (of 2), with the artist's initials lower right. Superb impressions with strong contrasts.
Originally a single composition consisting of the Imaginary View of Venice, the plate was divided by Canaletto for unknown reasons prior to its publication in 1741. Bromberg 13 and 14.
