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Palace and Gardens at Herrenhausen

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1755-1790

GUSN

GUSN-3889

Description

Rectangular framed engraving showing palace and gardens in perspective with surrounding countryside. Bottom reads "A View of the Palace and Gardens belonging to his Brittanick Majesty at Herrenhausen near Hanover."

Details

Descriptive Terms

landscapes (representations)
engravings (prints)
engraving (printing process)
ink
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
Picture
Landscape
Landscape

Inscription

""N. Parr Sculp"" ""Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill""

Associated Building

Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),

Maker

Bowles, John (Maker)
Parr, N. (Engraver)

Location of Origin

London, England; Cornhill, England

Dimensions

10 7/8 x 12 5/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler

Accession Number

1977.231

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