Canaletto’s London:
Panoramas and Patrons of the mid 18th Century
Canaletto arrived at the perfect moment, with London just on the cusp of reinvention into a modern, vibrant, thriving city. Those who had bought his Venetian views soon wanted their splendid town houses captured on canvas in the same manner. Canaletto’s pictures of London provide a magnificent overview of 18th Century architecture and the humdrum life of its inhabitants.