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Collection ou Suite de Vues Pittoresques de l'Italie

1798

Johann Christian Reinhart, Albert Christoph Dies and Jacob Wilhelm Mechau

Associated Names

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau

Artist, German, 1745 - 1808

Albert Christoph Dies

Artist, Austrian, 1755 - 1822

Johann Christian Reinhart

Artist, German, 1761 - 1847

This is a vintage book cover with a title and publication information in French. The text reads "Collection ou Suite de Vues Pittoresques de l'Italie," and mentions that the images were drawn from nature and engraved with etching in Rome by A. C. Dies, Charles Reinhart, and Jaques Mechau. It notes that the book contains seventy-two plates and was published in Nuremberg by Jean-Frédéric Frauenholz. The cover has a distressed, aged appearance with visible stains and wear.

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Artwork overview

Medium

portfolio of 71 etchings with text pages
Credit Line

New Century Fund
Accession Number

2003.86.1-71
Catalogue Raisonné

Feuchtmayr 1975, Vol. A, no. 52, State -75

The image shows ancient ruins in a lush, vegetated landscape. Stone columns and arches are arranged in a semi-circle towards the right. Two figures converse near a large stone slab in the foreground. Other architectural remnants are visible behind them. The scene is captured in detailed black and white engraving, showcasing textures in the stone and foliage. — Nel Colosseo

Johann Christian Reinhart

1761

The image shows a scene of an ancient stone archway in ruins from a slightly elevated viewpoint. The archway is the focal point, adorned with vegetation and surrounded by trees. The horizon is low, blending into a background of trees and foliage. The image is created in a precise engraving style, employing fine lines for texture. The color scheme is black and white, typical of engravings. In the foreground, two animals, likely cows, are accompanied by a shepherd on a pathway leading through the arch. The sky displays soft clouds. — Nel Colosseo

Johann Christian Reinhart

1792

The image shows a landscape with ancient ruins. The composition includes a low horizon, a sky, distant mountains or hills, towering ruins with arches and vegetation, a couple of figures engaging in an activity, more ruins and trees, all etched in fine lines with detailed texturing. The color palette is monochrome with various tones from white to black. — Avanzi dell'acqua Marzia, Claudia e dell'Aniene vecchio

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau

1745

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Thomas Le Claire Kunsthandel, Hamburg); purchased 2003 by NGA.

Associated Names

Thomas le Claire Kunsthandel

Bibliography

1975

Feuchtmayr, Inge. Johann Christian Reinhart: 1761-1847: Monographie und Werkverzeichnis. Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 1975.

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