The entrance to the Grand Canal, looking east from the Salute towards the Bacino di San Marco, the Doge's Palace and Riva degli Schiavoni beyond

The present work is based on Canaletto's original composition in the collection of Queen Elizabeth II, Windsor Castle, of which a number of versions exist (see W.G. Constable, Canaletto, 2nd ed. revised by J.G. Links, Oxford, 1976, II, under no. 170).