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Wilhelm Friedrich Gmelin

View of Neptune's Grotto

Description

Maker

Wilhelm Friedrich Gmelin (German, 1760-1820), designer

Title

View of Neptune's Grotto

Year

1816

Medium

Etching on laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Etching on laid paper

Materials

etching, engraving

Supports

Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 55.9 x 39.7 cm (22 x 15 5/8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Mrs. Hope Brown Russell

Object Number

09.741

Type

Prints

Exhibition History

Pilgrims of Beauty

Art and Inspiration in 19th-Century Italy

Feb 03, 2012 – Jul 08, 2012

Label copy

This print demonstrates artists’ ongoing fascination with the dramatic landscape of the hilltop town of Tivoli near Rome. In View of Neptune's Grotto, by Wilhelm Friedrich Gmelin, we find tiny tourists exploring the newly constructed paths and tunnels through the park and marveling at the views.

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Tombstone

Wilhelm Friedrich Gmelin (German, 1760-1820), designer

View of Neptune's Grotto, 1816

etching on laid paper

Plate: 55.9 x 39.7 cm (22 x 15 5/8 inches)

Bequest of Mrs. Hope Brown Russell 09.741

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