Caption
Riddarhuset on the city side, Palatium Ordinis Equestris urbem versus, Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, print, album page, The Riddarhuset (Knight's House), the permanent meeting place of the Swedish nobility in Stockholm. In the foreground several carriages., printmaker: Jean Lepautre, supervision: Erik Jönssen Dahlberg, 1670, Jean Lepautre, Erik Jönssen Dahlberg, printmaker, supervision, paper, etching, height 273 mm x width 384 mm, civic architecture, edifices, dwellings, Stockholm, Södermalm, Gamla stan, Riddarhuset, A detailed architectural engraving shows a large symmetrical palace with a central courtyard framed by two long wings and two rounded corner pavilions topped with statues. The façade features rows of tall rectangular windows with decorative pediments and ornate sculptural reliefs between them, a balustraded terrace with steps leading down into the open paved courtyard, and an arched central entrance beneath a triangular pediment. The roofline includes mansard-style curved roofs with circular dormer windows, ornamental finials, and several standing statues along the ridge. In the courtyard and foreground there are numerous small figures walking, conversing, and standing in groups, as well as horse-drawn carriages and riders on horseback depicted in fine line work. The composition is rendered in precise linear engravings with hatching to indicate shading and texture, and a decorative cartouche sits above the building.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B28_399
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