Figure Studies (recto); Figures Along a Canal and on a Bridge; to the right, a Curtain and a Stool (?) (verso) — Francesco Guardi. Figure Studies (recto); Figures Along a Canal and on a Bridge; to the right, a Curtain and a Stool (?) (verso), 1712–93. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Figure Studies (recto); Figures Along a Canal and on a Bridge; to the right, a Curtain and a Stool (?) (verso)

by Francesco Guardi

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Artist: Francesco Guardi (Italian, Venice 1712–1793 Venice)
Date: 1712–93
Medium: Black chalk, pen and brown ink, over black chalk on beige paper (recto); black chalk (verso); framing lines in pen and brown ink
Dimensions: 7 11/16 x 10 1/16in. (19.5 x 25.6cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971
Accession no.: 1975.131.31

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Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

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