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over the Bridge, Hilly landscape with shepherds over a bridge, print, album page, Text in German in the lower margin. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Carl Friedrich Holtzmann, Dresden, after design by Johann Georg Wagner, dedicated to: Camillo Count Marcolini, 1789, Saxony, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, printed in brown and black, printed from two plates, height 144 mm x width 199 mm x height 40 mm x width 198 mm, landscape with bridge, viaduct or aqueduct, low hill country (landscape with figures, staffage), A sepia-toned engraved landscape framed by a narrow border shows a rugged scene with rolling hills, clusters of trees with dense foliage, and tall slender coniferous trees along a steep slope; a winding dirt path crosses a small arched stone bridge over a rocky stream, where several tiny human figures and pack animals are positioned on and near the bridge; on a lower path a seated figure and a standing figure with an upraised arm are visible beside bags or bundles; dramatic cloud formations fill the sky above the distant horizon; at the bottom edge an ornamental cartouche with a reclining lion-like figure supports an oval shield surrounded by decorative foliage.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A81_270

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Rights managed

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38.2Mb (6.0Mb) / 12.5in x 11.8in / 3763 x 3546 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bridge Hilly landscape shepherds bridge print album page Text German lower margin Print part album printmaker Carl Friedrich Holtzmann Dresden design Johann Georg Wagner dedicated Camillo Count Marcolini 1789 Saxony paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone printed brown black two plates height 144 mm x width 199 mm x height 40 mm x 198 mm landscape viaduct aqueduct low hill country figures staffage sepia-toned engraved landscape framed narrow border rugged scene rolling hills clusters trees dense foliage tall slender coniferous trees steep slope winding dirt path crosses small arched stone bridge rocky stream several tiny human figures pack animals positioned near lower path seated figure standing figure upraised arm visible beside bags bundles dramatic cloud formations fill sky distant horizon bottom edge ornamental cartouche reclining lion- figure supports oval shield surrounded decorative foliage