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Collection ou Suite de Vues Pittoresques de l'Italie

Johann Christian Reinhart, Albert Christoph Dies and Jacob Wilhelm Mechau

National Gallery of Art

This is a vintage book cover with a title and publication information in French. The text reads "Collection ou Suite de Vues Pittoresques de l'Italie," and mentions that the images were drawn from nature and engraved with etching in Rome by A. C. Dies, Charles Reinhart, and Jaques Mechau. It notes that the book contains seventy-two plates and was published in Nuremberg by Jean-Frédéric Frauenholz. The cover has a distressed, aged appearance with visible stains and wear.

Artwork Details

Date
1798
Medium
portfolio of 71 etchings with text pages
Dimensions
3637 × 4547 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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