Keywords: Francis Hopkinson Smith - Over a Balcony, Venice - Walters 371109.jpg Smith was born on St Paul Street Baltimore He trained initially as an engineer but later taught himself to paint in watercolors He traveled extensively producing watercolors which were reproduced in deluxe travel books and in various magazines The artist regarded this view of the Grand Canal showing the 17th-century church Santa Maria della Salute as one of his masterpieces between 1838 1915 watercolor paper cm 80 3 53 accession number 37 1109 28826 William T Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T Walters Venice The American View 1860-1920 Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco San Francisco 1984-1985 Italian Vistas Selections from the Permanent Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1992-1993 place of origin Rome Italy PD-old-auto 1915 Francis Hopkinson Smith Paintings in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Paintings of Santa Maria della Salute Venice |