Caption

View of the palaces of Ebba Brahe and Bengt Oxenstierna, Palatium Comitissae Ebbae Brahe in Suburbio meridionali Stockholm, Palatium Illust: Domini Regniq: Sueciae Senatoris Benedicti Oxenstierna in Insula Ordinis Equestris, Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, print, album page, printmaker: Jean Marot (I), supervision: Erik Jönssen Dahlberg, 1670, paper, etching, height 276 mm x width 346 mm, palace, Stockholm, Södermalm, Riddarholmen, Hessenstein Palace, Ebba Brahe Palace, The image shows a detailed black and white architectural engraving of an urban scene with multiple connected buildings featuring ornate facades, steeply pitched and tiled roofs, decorative gables, and rows of windows with shutters. A central courtyard area with a patterned paved surface is visible, bordered by stone steps and balustrades, and populated by small groups of people in period dress. To the left of the courtyard there is a formal garden with geometric planting beds, decorative urns, clipped trees, and a domed pavilion on a colonnaded terrace. On the right side a narrow street runs alongside a long building and leads to a waterfront where small sailing vessels are moored at a quay and figures move about. The lower portion of the image shows a building facade with arched doorways at street level and people walking along the pavement, while additional clustered buildings and rooftops recede into the background. The sky is rendered with horizontal hatch lines.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A75_137

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Rights managed

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41.1Mb (11.4Mb) / 14.1in x 11.3in / 4218 x 3402 (300dpi)

Keywords

View palaces Ebba Brahe Bengt Oxenstierna Palatium Comitissae Ebbae Brahe Suburbio meridionali Stockholm Palatium Illust Domini Regniq Sueciae Senatoris Benedicti Oxenstierna Insula Ordinis Equestris Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna print album page printmaker Jean Marot I supervision Erik Jönssen Dahlberg 1670 paper etching height 276 mm x width 346 mm palace Stockholm Södermalm Riddarholmen Hessenstein Palace Ebba Brahe Palace image detailed black white architectural engraving urban scene multiple connected buildings featuring ornate facades steeply pitched tiled roofs decorative gables rows windows shutters central courtyard area patterned paved surface visible bordered stone steps balustrades populated small groups people period dress left courtyard formal garden geometric planting beds decorative urns clipped trees domed pavilion colonnaded terrace right side narrow street runs alongside long building leads waterfront small sailing vessels moored quay figures move lower portion building facade arched doorways street level people walking pavement additional clustered rooftops recede background sky rendered horizontal hatch lines