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Vue de la Ville et des Environs de Soleure du Coté du Couchant

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Date

c.1750-1802

Artist

Print after Niklaus Sprüngli (1725-1802)

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3311940

Description

View of Solothurn, above which rises the cathedral in the centre; the river Aare runs through the middle of the town and into the right hand foreground; a bridge crosses it in the centre; the left bank consists of fields with many trees and a road running alongside the river; in the foreground are various groups of figures including a man with a dog; a horse-drawn cart in the right hand foreground; a boat carries goods up the river. Etching with hand-colouring.

Inscription

Lettered below title: "Dessiné d'apres Nature par N: Sprunglin Architecte de LL:EE: de Berne."

Image Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

image © Trustees of the British Museum

Location

Solothurn, Switzerland

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Medium

Tags

Rivers
Townscapes
Religious Buildings
Trees

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

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