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Jakob Wilhelm Mechau (1745 Leipzig - 1808 Dresden)

J. MECHAU (1745-1808), Ponte Molle near Rome, 1799, Etching Jakob Wilhelm Mechau (1745 Leipzig - 1808 Dresden): Ponte Molle near Rome Milvian Bridge over the Tiber, 1799, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Inscription: lower left signed in the printing plate: "J. Mechau fece". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "Ponte Molle". lower left dated: "Roma 1792". Date: 1799 Description: The picture shows an idyllic landscape with the Milvian bridge spanning a calm river. A few fishermen linger on the bank. A lush tree dominates the composition on the right-hand side of the picture. Probably a later print for the French-language edition of the "Malerisch radirte Prospekte von Italien". Source: Collection de vues pittoresques de l'Italie : dessinées d'après nature, et gravées a l'eau forte a Rome, par trois peintres allemands / A.-C. Dies, Charles Reinhart, Jaques Méchau, 1799 | print suite, Landscape, Architecture Keywords: Milvian Bridge; Ponte Molle; Constantine; Christianity; landscape; bridge; river; people; fishing; tree; idyll; nature; viaduct; engraving; architecture; water; bank; leisure; boat; sky; clouds; vegetation; country life; engraving, 18th century, Romanticism, Landscape, Italy, Rome (Latium), Size: Paper: 31,1 cm x 41,9 cm (12,2 x 16,5 in), Plate: 27,7 cm x 37,3 cm (10,9 x 14,7 in), Depiction: 25,0 cm x 35,7 cm (9,8 x 14,1 in)

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Jakob Wilhelm Mechau (1745 Leipzig - 1808 Dresden)

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