Caption
View of the Kungsträdgården in Stockholm, from the north, Prospectus amoenissimi Horti Regii qui Holmiae est, versus meridiem, Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, print, album page, View of the Kungsträdgården or King's Garden in Stockholm., printmaker: Johannes Jacobsz van den Aveele, Stockholm, after drawing by Johannes Jacobsz van den Aveele, supervision: Erik Jönssen Dahlberg, 1700, Johannes Jacobsz van den Aveele, Erik Jönssen Dahlberg, printmaker, after drawing by, supervision, paper, etching, height 289 mm x width 333 mm, garden, Kungsträdgården, A wide engraved view shows a formal garden with symmetrical parterres, clipped hedges forming maze-like shapes, planted beds with patterned designs, and a central pathway lined with small trees and people walking and standing; at the far end of the garden there is a fountain with figures around it and a raised terrace leading to a balustrade and bridge; beyond that a waterfront with sailing ships and a quay is visible, flanked by rows of multi-story buildings with gabled roofs, dormer windows, and tall church spires rising above them; the sky is filled with fine horizontal shading and a decorative coat of arms sits near the top center.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B28_398
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