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A. DIES (1755-1822), Rome, view from the park of Villa Borghese, 1799, Etching

Albert Christoph Dies (1755 Hannover - 1822 Vienna): View of Rome with St Peter's Basilica, view from the park of Villa Borghese on the Pincio, 1799, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Inscription: lower left signed in the printing plate: "A. C. Dies f.". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "Muro torto, preso in Villa Borghese". Date: 1799 Description: The engraved illustration shows a picturesque landscape of Villa Borghese with a view of the winding Muro torto and St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. Two figures walk along a path surrounded by lush trees, water features and architectural monuments under a dramatic cloud formation. 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: Pincio; Vatican; St Peter's Basilica; city wall; engraving; landscape; Villa Borghese; Muro torto; architecture; trees; water; people; walk; clouds; art; graphics; engraving; nature; garden; illustration; perspective; scenery; sky, 18th century, Romanticism, Cities, Italy, Rome (Latium), Size: Paper: 31,1 cm x 42,0 cm (12,2 x 16,5 in), Plate: 28,2 cm x 37,5 cm (11,1 x 14,8 in), Depiction: 25,2 cm x 35,5 cm (9,9 x 14 in)

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A. DIES (1755-1822), Rome, view from the park of Villa Borghese, 1799, Etching

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