Östanåå meridiem versus, View of the Östanå mansion and the garden, from the south, Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, print, album page, printmaker: Willem Swidde, Stockholm, supervision: Erik Jönssen Dahlberg, 1694, paper, etching, height 266 mm x width 383 mm, garden, housing, Herenhuis Östanå, A wide engraved view of a formal garden and estate seen from the water, showing a docked barge and several sailing boats in the foreground, a stepped promenade leading to an ornate arched gateway, a broad central avenue flanked by rows of trees and rectangular water basins with fountains, symmetrical parterres with intricate patterned plantings and low balustrades, groups of small human figures walking or standing throughout the terraces, obelisk and statues within the central axis, long hedged alleys and avenues stretching toward a grand mansion on a raised terrace, numerous pavilions and walled garden compartments on either side, formal clipped trees and geometric planting beds, a distant hilly la...
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Östanåå meridiem versus, View of the Östanå mansion and the garden, from the south, Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, print, album page, printmaker: Willem Swidde, Stockholm, supervision: Erik Jönssen Dahlberg, 1694, paper, etching, height 266 mm x width 383 mm, garden, housing, Herenhuis Östanå, A wide engraved view of a formal garden and estate seen from the water, showing a docked barge and several sailing boats in the foreground, a stepped promenade leading to an ornate arched gateway, a broad central avenue flanked by rows of trees and rectangular water basins with fountains, symmetrical parterres with intricate patterned plantings and low balustrades, groups of small human figures walking or standing throughout the terraces, obelisk and statues within the central axis, long hedged alleys and avenues stretching toward a grand mansion on a raised terrace, numerous pavilions and walled garden compartments on either side, formal clipped trees and geometric planting beds, a distant hilly landscape on the horizon, and two large heraldic cartouches displayed near the top of the composition.

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Östanåå meridiem versus View Östanå mansion garden south Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna print album page printmaker Willem Swidde Stockholm supervision Erik Jönssen Dahlberg 1694 paper etching height 266 mm x width 383 mm housing Herenhuis Östanå wide engraved view formal garden estate water showing docked barge several sailing boats foreground stepped promenade leading ornate arched gateway broad central avenue flanked rows trees rectangular water basins fountains symmetrical parterres intricate patterned plantings low balustrades groups small human figures walking standing terraces obelisk statues within central axis long hedged alleys avenues stretching grand mansion raised terrace numerous pavilions walled garden compartments side formal clipped trees geometric planting beds distant hilly landscape horizon two large heraldic cartouches displayed near top composition

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