Caption
View of Rosersberg Castle and the garden from the south and the view of the garden on the north side, Palatium Rosersberg versus austrum, una cum Hortensi area et aedificii, quae aurantia appelantur, Area Hortensis Palatio Rosersberg adsita, una cum porticibus, versus Septentrionem, Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, print, album page, printmaker: Willem Swidde, Stockholm, supervision: Erik Jönssen Dahlberg, 1696, paper, etching, height 279 mm x width 337 mm, garden, housing, Sigtuna, Rosersberg Castle, A wide engraved view of a formal garden framed by large classical buildings on either side and a central palace in the distance, with geometric parterre beds patterned with ornate designs and bordered by low hedges and pathways; urns and sculptural pedestals line the garden edges and central walk, and numerous small human figures in period dress stroll, converse, and gather on the main axis and side paths; clipped hedges and rows of small trees form terraces leading down to the parterres, while colonnaded facades, pediments, and arched doorways punctuate the flanking buildings; the sky above is rendered with horizontal lines and scattered clouds, and a tree line is visible beyond the central palace.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A75_080
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