Editorial photo #12448144 Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Christie's Presents Canaletto’s Masterpiece

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 06, 2025: Staff members look at a painting by Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Il Canaletto, titled ''Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day'', circa 1732, (estimate on request; in excess of GBP20 million), originally owned by Britain's First Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, and hung at 10 Downing Street, during a photocall at Christie's auction house in London, United Kingdom on June 06, 2025. (Photo by WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #12448144
Date taken: 6 June 2025
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Photographer: WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto
Category: Arts, Culture and Entertainment

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