Architectuurcapriccio met figuren, Johann Ferdinand Hetzendorff von Hohenberg, c. 1742 - c. 1816

Title(s)

Architectuurcapriccio met figuren

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-2018-552

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 2228
• collector's mark: Lugt 2760

Description

Architectuurcapriccio met figuren. Rechtsachter Romulus en Remus gezoogd door de wolvin.

Artist

• print maker: Johann Ferdinand Hetzendorff von Hohenberg (mentioned on object)

Place

Vienna

Dating

c. 1742 - c. 1816

Material

• paper

Technique

etching

Measurements

height 261 mm × width 356 mm

What

• Romulus and Remus are washed ashore and suckled by a she-wolf; 'Lupa Romana'
• fantastic architecture, unrealistic architectural fantasies
• ruin of a building ~ architecture

Credit line

• Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds

Acquisition

purchase 3-May-2018

Copyright

Public domain