Caption

View of the garden from Rosersberg Castle, Prospectus amoenissimi Horti, qui Palatio Rosersberg est adsitus, Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, print, album page, printmaker: Willem Swidde, Stockholm, supervision: Erik Jönssen Dahlberg, 1695, paper, etching, etching in two parts, folded, height 215 mm x width 420 mm, garden, housing, Sigtuna, Slot Rosersberg, A wide engraved view shows a formal garden seen from a terrace with balustrades, ornamental vases, and groups of people walking and standing; the terrace leads down to symmetrical parterres with patterned plantings, pathways, statues, and rows of trimmed trees extending toward a distant waterfront; flanking the central axis are colonnaded pavilions and long buildings with arched openings and sculptural reliefs, while in the background wooded hills and small sailing boats are visible on the water; the sky above contains scattered clouds and flocks of birds, and an ornate heraldic cartouche with foliage appears near the top center.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A75_078

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Rights managed

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36.8Mb (10.4Mb) / 16.1in x 8.9in / 4824 x 2665 (300dpi)

Keywords

View garden Rosersberg Castle Prospectus amoenissimi Horti qui Palatio Rosersberg est adsitus Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna print album page printmaker Willem Swidde Stockholm supervision Erik Jönssen Dahlberg 1695 paper etching two parts folded height 215 mm x width 420 mm housing Sigtuna Slot Rosersberg wide engraved view formal garden terrace balustrades ornamental vases groups people walking standing leads down symmetrical parterres patterned plantings pathways statues rows trimmed trees extending distant waterfront flanking central axis colonnaded pavilions long buildings arched openings sculptural reliefs background wooded hills small sailing boats visible water sky contains scattered clouds flocks birds ornate heraldic cartouche foliage near top center