View of Castle Sachsenburg

Adrian Zingg

Associated Names
Adrian Zingg

Artist, Swiss, 1734 - 1816

The image shows a landscape with a wide view. A structure resembling a castle is visible on a rocky hill in the distance surrounded by trees. The painting features delicate brushstrokes depicting foliage, architecture, and a river with a family and an animal. The color palette is dominated by sepia tones, giving the scene an antique feel. Houses can be seen in the distance amidst trees and hills.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in brown on wove paper, hand-colored with brown wash [proof]

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 30.2 x 43.2 cm (11 7/8 x 17 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.6.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Nagler, no. 24

  • Series Title

    Views of Castles in Sachsenburg

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(C.G. Boerner, Inc.); purchased by NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1835

  • Nagler, G.K. Neues allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, oder Nachrichten von dem Leben und den Werken der Maler, Bildhauer, Baumeister, Kupferstecher, Formschneider, Lithographen, Zeichner, Medailleure, Elfenbeinarbeiter, etc.. 22 vols. Munich: E.A. Fleischmann, 24.

1997

  • C.G. Boerner Neue Lagerliste 109, 1997: no. 27.

Wikidata ID

Q75407472

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