Diorama or Paper Theater: Praesentation eines Schönen Lustgarten durch einen bedeckten Gang
Paper theater or diorama consisting of six sheets and a title page. Together the sheets form a view of a country estate and garden with an walkway covered by an overgrown arcade mae out of trellises in a late Baroque style. Windows have been cut into the prints to allow for the view through several picture planes, but the prints have not been cut on the outside and thus still reveal the inscriptions and plate marks.
Artwork Details
- Title: Diorama or Paper Theater: Praesentation eines Schönen Lustgarten durch einen bedeckten Gang
- Artist: Jeremias Wachsmuth (German, 1712–1771)
- Publisher: Martin Engelbrecht (German, Augsburg 1684–1756 Augsburg)
- Date: ca. 1730–40
- Medium: Etching with watercolor
- Dimensions: Overall: 9 5/8 x 12 5/16 x 1/4 in. (24.5 x 31.2 x 0.6 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1958
- Object Number: 58.643.35(1-7)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Jeremias Wachsmuth
Martin Engelbrecht
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Jeremias Wachsmuth
Martin Engelbrecht
18th century
Jeremias Wachsmuth
Martin Engelbrecht
18th century
Jeremias Wachsmuth
Martin Engelbrecht
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