A woodcut showing the Emperor Maximilian in a triumphal chariot. This large woodcut, over 2 metres in length, was originally planned as part of a huge printed frieze. The work, undertaken by a team of designers and woodblock cutters, was to show a triumph

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    CANALETTO (VENICE 1697-VENICE 1768)

    A view of a town with a bishop's tomb

    c.1740-45

    RCIN 807803

    It is unclear why Canaletto cut the plate into three sections, though presumably he decided that the largest portion was more successful than the original composition. This is a unique impression of the smallest part, and Windsor thus holds the only complete set of Canaletto's etchings. All were probably acquired by George III in 1762 as part of the collection of Canaletto's great patron, Consul Joseph Smith, along with 50 paintings and 150 drawings by the artist.

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