Plate 1: The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, from the water, boats in the foreground and a tower at right, from 'Six views of Venetian temples' (Prospetti sei di altrettanti Templi di Venezia)
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: 'Six views of Venetian temples' (Prospetti sei di altrettanti Templi di Venezia)
Artist: Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)|Joseph Wagner
Artist bio: Italian, Venice 1697–1768 Venice|Italian, Thalendorf 1706–1780 Venice
Artist role: Artist|Artist and publisher
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian
Date: ca. 1742
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 13 7/16 × 19 1/4 in. (34.1 × 48.9 cm)
Sheet: 19 1/8 × 25 1/4 in. (48.6 × 64.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1964
Accession year: 1964