Arx Eskilstuna, Arx Gripsholm, View of Eskilstuna Castle and Gripsholm Castle, Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, print, album page, printmaker: Adam Perelle, supervision: Erik Jönssen Dahlberg, 1670 - 1674, paper, etching, height 265 mm x width 391 mm, castle, Eskilstuna, Gripsholm Castle, A wide engraved scene shows a formal terraced garden with ornate rectangular parterre beds filled with intricate swirling patterns, intersecting straight gravel paths, low balustrades, and scattered groups of small figures walking and standing; to the right a large multi-story building with domed towers, steep roofs, many windows, and detailed stonework borders the garden, while in the background rolling hills, clusters of buildings, and a river or channel stretch toward the horizon under a clouded sky with flocks of birds; below the garden a waterfront view features a fortified castle-like structure with towers and battlements, sailing ships in the water, a shoreline lined with houses and docks, and addit...
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Arx Eskilstuna, Arx Gripsholm, View of Eskilstuna Castle and Gripsholm Castle, Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, print, album page, printmaker: Adam Perelle, supervision: Erik Jönssen Dahlberg, 1670 - 1674, paper, etching, height 265 mm x width 391 mm, castle, Eskilstuna, Gripsholm Castle, A wide engraved scene shows a formal terraced garden with ornate rectangular parterre beds filled with intricate swirling patterns, intersecting straight gravel paths, low balustrades, and scattered groups of small figures walking and standing; to the right a large multi-story building with domed towers, steep roofs, many windows, and detailed stonework borders the garden, while in the background rolling hills, clusters of buildings, and a river or channel stretch toward the horizon under a clouded sky with flocks of birds; below the garden a waterfront view features a fortified castle-like structure with towers and battlements, sailing ships in the water, a shoreline lined with houses and docks, and additional distant buildings and spires against a textured sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Arx Eskilstuna Arx Gripsholm View Eskilstuna Castle Gripsholm Castle Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna print album page printmaker Adam Perelle supervision Erik Jönssen Dahlberg 1670 - 1674 paper etching height 265 mm x width 391 mm castle Eskilstuna wide engraved scene formal terraced garden ornate rectangular parterre beds filled intricate swirling patterns intersecting straight gravel paths low balustrades scattered groups small figures walking standing right large multi-story building domed towers steep roofs windows detailed stonework borders background rolling hills clusters buildings river channel stretch horizon under clouded sky flocks birds waterfront view features fortified castle- structure towers battlements sailing ships water shoreline lined houses docks additional distant buildings spires textured sky

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