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Ruins with figures
Painter: Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (School of)
History note: William Smith, 1747; 11th Duke of Norfolk, (d.1815); Norfolk sale, Christie's, 24-25 May 1816, second day (14)
Height: 63.2 cm
Width: 74.9 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1834) by Mesman, Daniel
Companion to no. 197, by the same hand though displaying a lighter and clearer palette.
Support composed of canvas
Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas
Accession number: 201
Primary reference Number: 173
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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