View of Dresden, the fortress works in Dresden, fortress moat with bridge between Wilschen Tor and post mile column, Bernardo Bellotto, circa 1750
View from the southwest of the wilsdruffer thorplatz (today's postplatz), from which a bridge spans the moat of the city fortifications and leads to the wilsdruffer tor (on the right in the picture). The rear bridge is the old augustus bridge, which leads over the elbe, which is not visible in the painting. Object Type: painting. Genre: Veduta. Date: circa 1750. Dimensions: height: 132 cm (51.9 in); width: 236 cm (92.9 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister. Canaletto (I) 009