Title
Grund-riss des Confects auf der königlichen Tafel, nach dem Caroussel, Beschreibung der Illumination zu Dressden
Caption
Grund-riss des Confects auf der königlichen Tafel, nach dem Caroussel, Beschreibung der Illumination zu Dressden bey der königlichen sicilianischen in Vollmacht vollzogenen Vermählung: nebst andern dahin gehörigen Vorstellungen und verschiedenen Kupffer-Stichen, Cortier, 18th cent., Lindemann, Christian Philipp, 1700-ca. 1754, Etching, 1738, The plate shows the confection prepared for the celebrations held in Dresden during the month of May 1738 for the wedding of Carlo VII, King of Naples and the Two Sicilies, and María Amelia or Maria Amalia, Princess of Saxony. The table is designed in the shape of a letter A, for María Amelia, whose beauty was compared to that of Aurora. The decorations feature a sugar sculpture representing Mount Vesuvius. Captions/inscriptions: C. P. L. sculp.--inscribed in lower right corner, and 10--numbered in brown ink
Info+
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Date
1738
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT19B35_001
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
License type
Rights managed
Available size
33,7Mb (2,0Mb) / 10,7in x 12,3in / 3196 x 3689 (300dpi)