Caption

Grunhof, View of a country house, print, book illustration, possibly the former Schloss Grünhoff near Kaliningrad. Numbered lower right: 3., printmaker: Jean-Baptiste Broebes (possibly), publisher: Johann Georg Merz, Augsburg, 1733, unknown, grantor of privilege, Bavaria, paper, etching, height 299 mm x width 464 mm, Print used in: Broesbes, 1733., palace, Berlin, Schloss Glienicke, A detailed monochrome illustration of a symmetrical formal garden with a central rectangular building that has a mansard roof and rounded windows set above a raised entrance with a curved double staircase. The foreground shows a gated entrance flanked by small pavilions and a curved balustrade leading up to the building, with pathways and rows of small trees on either side. The main garden is laid out in geometric beds and parterres bounded by low walls and walkways, with rectangular pools and fountains visible within some beds. Stone balustrades, statues on pedestals, and scattered human figures appear along the terraces and paths. Beyond the immediate formal layout, expanses of patterned fields and avenues of trees extend toward the horizon, with hedges and fences marking different compartments. The image is rendered with fine linework and hatching to indicate texture and shading.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B32_253

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56.4Mb (7.5Mb) / 19.3in x 11.4in / 5775 x 3414 (300dpi)

Keywords

Grunhof View country house print book illustration former Schloss Grünhoff near Kaliningrad Numbered lower right 3 printmaker Jean-Baptiste Broebes publisher Johann Georg Merz Augsburg 1733 unknown grantor privilege Bavaria paper etching height 299 mm x width 464 mm Print Broesbes palace Berlin Schloss Glienicke detailed monochrome illustration symmetrical formal garden central rectangular building mansard roof rounded windows set raised entrance curved double staircase foreground gated entrance flanked small pavilions curved balustrade leading up building pathways rows small trees side main garden laid geometric beds parterres bounded low walls walkways rectangular pools fountains visible within beds Stone balustrades statues pedestals scattered human figures terraces paths Beyond immediate formal layout expanses patterned fields avenues trees extend horizon hedges fences marking different compartments image rendered fine linework hatching indicate texture shading