# Capriccio: A Palace with a Courtyard by the Lagoon

By [Antonio Canaletto](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/antonio-canaletto.md>), c. 1750–55.

## Details

- Medium: pen and brown ink and brush and gray and black washes over traces of graphite (?); framing lines in pen and brown and black ink
- Dimensions: Sheet: 26.9 x 42.1 cm (10 9/16 x 16 9/16 in.)
- Collection: [Cleveland Museum of Art](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/gallery-36a1fc18d246201d.md>)

[View collection record](<https://clevelandart.org/art/1930.23>)

- Categories: Works on Paper
- Styles: [Rococo](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/rococo.md>)

## Image

![Small figures gather beside a monumental palace courtyard overlooking a bright lagoon.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-36a1fc18d246201d-efb268dc410c21fe/full.jpg?v=0f53316e3c4e40947aa3d9937f5eb54caa0148ba15eb4f4591373700b5ae2d68>)

## Sources & credits

- The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1930.23. Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund. CC0 Open Access.
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Cleveland Museum of Art

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