Lauban in Silesia

1805

Christoph Nathe

Associated Names
Christoph Nathe

Artist, German, 1753 - 1806

The image is a black and white etching depicting old buildings surrounded by trees. Steeples and a tower peek above the tree line. The etching technique is detailed with precise lines creating texture. The scene has a monochromatic color palette. The foreground shows grass and bushes, leading to European-style buildings. The sky is mostly clear with faint cloud outlines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.8 x 19.9 cm (6 1/4 x 7 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 17.4 x 21.4 cm (6 7/8 x 8 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.128.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rümann 1932, no. 73, State only

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1932

  • Rümann, Arthur. Christoph Nathe. Dresden, 1932.

1999

  • C. G. Boerner Inc. Goethe, Boerner, and the Artists of Their Time. New York, 1999: no. 42.

Inscriptions

across bottom of plate, in mirror image: NTE. 1805. ad Naturam. mense Septembr. Laubanae; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: Rümann 73

Wikidata ID

Q75426217

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