Etching

Title:

Second View of the English Garden in Munich

Object Name:

Etching

Object ID:

1979.020.20.2

Creator:

Warenberger, Simon (1769-1847); Artaria, Dominic (1765-1823)

Place of Origin:

Germany

Date:

circa 1800

Description:

Aquatint and etching, Second View of the English Garden in Munich, engraved by Simon Warenberger (1769-1847), published by Dominic Artaria (1765-1823), c. 1800. Ink on paper. Landscape print. Field with road in center. Carriage at right by tree line with two horses and a man. Man and woman stand next to a man on horseback with dog at left middle ground. Carriage departs scene left background. Center background in a square-shaped building with hipped roof and two cupolas; square, one-story towers on corners; figures stand in second-floor balcony. Pagoda partially obscured by trees on left. Engraved inscription lower margin in German and in French. On left: " Zweite Aussicht in englischer Garten / bey Munchen". On right: "Seconde Vue du jardin anglais / pres de Munich". Signed lower right, under image: "S. Warenberger Sc. " Lower center, in margin: "Mannheim bey Dom Artaria." Lower right corner: "Nr. 8". Molded wood frame with interior gilding, glazed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-14 W-18 inches

Credit Line:

Bequest of Sheafe Walker

People:

Artaria, Warnberger, Simon, Rumford, Countess, Thompson, Benjamin (1753-1814), Thompson, Sarah (1774-1852)

Subjects:

English Garden, Parks, Pagodas, Landscape prints