Oude poort van Fallari

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau (mentioned on object), 1795

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-1951-899
  • Dimensionsheight 284 mm x width 380 mm
  • Physical characteristicsets

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Porta di Falerium ora Fallari città destrutta etrusca (title on object)
    • Oude poort van Fallari

  • Series title(s)

    • Italiaanse landschappen
    • Mahlerisch-radirte Prospecte von Italien

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-1951-899

  • Inscriptions / marks

    collector's mark: Lugt 2228

  • Catalogue reference

    Nagler Künstlerlexikon 12

Creation

  • Creation

    • printmaker: Jacob Wilhelm Mechau (mentioned on object), Rome
    • commissioner (person who orders works): Johann Friedrich Frauenholz

  • Dating

    1795

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ets

  • Dimensions

    height 284 mm x width 380 mm

Explanatory note

  • Behorend tot een set van 72 'Mahlerisch-radirte Prospecte von Italien', waarvoor de kunstenaar 24 prenten maakte. Albert Christoph Dies (1755-1822) en Johann Christian Reinhart (1761-1847) maakten eveneens 24 platen, in opdracht van Jean Fréderic Frauenholz.

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1951

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

  • Antony Griffiths & Frances Carey, German Printmaking in the Age of Goethe, British Museum 1994, no. 89.

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