Kelsterbach Castle near Höchst am Main
View of Kelsterbach Castle from the river Main, with crowded barge at centre foreground towed by horses; Höchst am Main in the distance at left. One of a set of 12 views in Germany, formerly in an album, now disbound. According to Vertue, these prints based on drawings made in 1632 when Hollar made a Rhine journey from Cologne.
Artwork Details
- Title: Kelsterbach Castle near Höchst am Main
- Series/Portfolio: River Views of Germany and the Low Countries : twelve plates (New Hollstein 466-477)
- Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
- Date: 1642–44
- Medium: Etching; first state of two
- Dimensions: Sheet: 1 3/4 × 5 3/8 in. (4.5 × 13.7 cm)
cut into image at sides c. 3 cm - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hartshorne, 1918
- Object Number: 18.48.1-4
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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