Invention d'une Cascade (Design for a Cascade)

c. 1755/1760

Johann Esaias Nilson

Associated Names
Johann Esaias Nilson

Artist, German, 1721 - 1788

The image depicts an intricate fountain surrounded by decorative elements in a garden. The fountain features ornate detailing, including sculptural figures and foliage. Elegantly dressed individuals are near the fountain. The scene is framed by scrollwork and floral motifs. The background shows lush greenery, tall trees, a wall, and decorative architectural elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.8 x 19.9 cm (10 9/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.3 x 25.1 cm (15 7/8 x 9 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1993.54.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt am Main, cat. 23, 1988, no. 59); purchased 1993 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1880

  • Guilmard, Désiré. Les Maitres Ornemanistes. Paris, 1880: p. 444, no. 79, IX.

1924

  • Jessen, Peter. Meister des ornamentstichs, eine Auswahl aus vier Jahrhunderten. Berlin, 1922-1924: 3:141.

1935

  • Schuster, Marianne. J.E. Nilson. Munich, 1935, no. 70-73.

1960

  • Döry, Ludwig. Katalog der Ornamentstich-Sammlung. Hamburg, 1960: p. 21, no. 66, IX.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: J: E: Nilson, inv: Sculps: et exc: Aug: Vind:; upper right in plate: 2.; across bottom in plate: Invention d'une Cascade; by later hand, upper right in brown ink: 40.

Watermarks

Heart with the letter "W"

Wikidata ID

Q75124795

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