Capriccio with a Lock Gate by a River, ca. 1754

Title

Capriccio with a Lock Gate by a River

Draughtsman

• Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Baroque
• rococo

Object Type

• drawing

Physical Description

Brown ink and brush in grey, brown and grey washes, on ribbed laid paper

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• washing

Geographic Reference

• Venetian

Production Reason

• landscape study
• architecture study
• design for a painting?

Captions Added Later

Unten links Stempel der Sammlung Willilam Mayor, London (Lugt 2799)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1910

Genre

• city view

Main Motif

• building
• riverscape
• man
• animal

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Bernardo Bellotto

Primary

• 25I6 landscape with bridge, viaduct or aqueduct
• 31A231 standing figure
• 11Q7129 ruin of church, monastery, etc.

Secondary

• 25I1 city-view in general; 'veduta'

Associative

• 25H22 canal