Caption

Riders in front of the Belvedere in Weimar, print, inscription: 'From: 'Radierung', Weimar 1886', printmaker: Conrad Ahrendts, Weimar, publisher: Weimarer Radierverein, 1886, Thuringia, chine collé, paper, etching, height 199 mm x width 296 mm, ornamental fountain, palace, private soldier (cavalry, horsemen), Vatican City, Belvedere Villa (Vatican City), A monochrome etching shows a formal building with ornate facades and domed roofs in the background, a tall flagpole nearby, and leafless trees on the right; in the foreground several riders on horses occupy the open plaza, one woman in a dark dress and hat riding toward the viewer, two uniformed men on horseback conversing to her right, another rider approaching from the building, and a small dog standing near the central horse; to the left a circular fountain contains a partially submerged figure and a standing adult holding a hat aloft while a child and another woman stand nearby, and a large tree trunk with bare branches frames the right edge of the scene.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A85_311

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Keywords

Riders front Belvedere Weimar print inscription Radierung Weimar 1886 printmaker Conrad Ahrendts publisher Weimarer Radierverein 1886 Thuringia chine collé paper etching height 199 mm x width 296 mm ornamental fountain palace private soldier cavalry horsemen Vatican City Belvedere Villa monochrome etching formal building ornate facades domed roofs background tall flagpole nearby leafless trees right foreground several riders horses occupy open plaza woman dark dress hat riding viewer two uniformed men horseback conversing another rider approaching building small dog standing near central horse left circular fountain contains partially submerged figure standing adult holding hat aloft child another woman stand nearby large tree trunk bare branches frames right edge scene