Caption

Wien, vom Belvedere aus gesehen, View of Vienna, print, printmaker: William Unger, after painting by Canaletto, printer (person): L. Pisani, publisher: Hugo Othmar Miethke, Vienna, 1861 - 1889, printer (person), Lower Austria, paper, chine collé, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 274 mm x width 376 mm, city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions, A wide sepia-toned panoramic cityscape rendered in fine linear detail shows a formal garden with trimmed hedges, pathways, fountains, and scattered groups of strolling figures in period dress in the foreground, a reflective rectangular water basin bordered by walkways and people, and tree-lined avenues leading toward a distant urban skyline. The middle distance contains rows of classical buildings with domes, towers, and spires punctuating the horizon, including two prominent domed structures at opposite sides of the scene. Beyond the city a low mountain range stretches under a sky filled with textured cloud formations rendered with delicate hatchwork. The overall composition presents intricate architectural and landscape elements with numerous small human figures distributed across the promenades and water edges.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B41_044

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Keywords

Wien vom Belvedere aus gesehen View Vienna print printmaker William Unger painting Canaletto printer person L Pisani publisher Hugo Othmar Miethke 1861 - 1889 Lower Austria paper chine collé etching intaglio printmaking technique height 274 mm x width 376 mm city-view landscape man- constructions wide sepia-toned panoramic cityscape rendered fine linear detail formal garden trimmed hedges pathways fountains scattered groups strolling figures period dress foreground reflective rectangular water basin bordered walkways people tree-lined avenues leading distant urban skyline middle distance contains rows classical buildings domes towers spires punctuating horizon two prominent domed structures opposite sides scene Beyond city low mountain range stretches under sky filled textured cloud formations rendered delicate hatchwork composition presents intricate architectural landscape elements numerous small human figures distributed across promenades water edges