Caption

View of the greenhouses of the Stavsund estate and the main building from the east, Icon aedificii quo servantur rariores arbores ac flores horti Stafsundensis, Palatium Stafsundense Orientem versus, Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, print, album page, printmaker: Erik Reitz, supervision: Erik Jönssen Dahlberg, 1694, paper, etching, height 280 mm x width 334 mm, housing, greenhouse, orangery, Ekerö, Estate Stavsund, A detailed architectural engraving showing two main horizontal scenes stacked vertically, each depicting a symmetrical classical building with formal gardens and terraces; the upper scene features a long low pavilion flanked by two taller pavilions, a central stepped approach leading up to a higher terrace with trees behind, ornamental urns and statues lining the forecourt, rectangular water basins and patterned parterres, and small groups of dressed figures walking and conversing; the lower scene shows a three-story mansion centered on a grand stairway, terraces with balustrades and planted urns, flanking small gazebos, tiered garden beds rising behind the house, formal pathways, and a handful of figures in period dress on the foreground promenade, all rendered with fine linework and hatching and framed by a plain border.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A75_086

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40.1Mb (8.9Mb) / 13.5in x 11.5in / 4051 x 3456 (300dpi)

Keywords

View greenhouses Stavsund estate main building east Icon aedificii quo servantur rariores arbores ac flores horti Stafsundensis Palatium Stafsundense Orientem versus Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna print album page printmaker Erik Reitz supervision Erik Jönssen Dahlberg 1694 paper etching height 280 mm x width 334 mm housing greenhouse orangery Ekerö Estate Stavsund detailed architectural engraving showing two main horizontal scenes stacked vertically depicting symmetrical classical building formal gardens terraces upper scene features long low pavilion flanked two taller pavilions central stepped approach leading up higher terrace trees ornamental urns statues lining forecourt rectangular water basins patterned parterres small groups dressed figures walking conversing lower scene three-story mansion centered grand stairway balustrades planted urns flanking small gazebos tiered garden beds rising house formal pathways handful figures period dress foreground promenade rendered fine linework hatching framed plain border