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Aussicht von den Zimmern dess Gasthofs zum Raaben in Zurich

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Date

c.1795-1841

Artist

Print after Johann Jakob Sperle (1770-1841)

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3312507

Description

View of Lake Zurich from the rooms of the Raaben Inn; in the left hand distance is an island with settlement on it; in the left feoreground is a fenced area in the water containing rowing boats; in the background are some settlements along the bank, beyond which are low mountains to the right and the snowy Alps to the left; several boats on the river, including three carrying cargo and that in the centre foreground carrying passengers. Aquatint with hand-colouring.

Inscription

Lettered below image: "J. J. Sperli fecit." and "J: Wirz, proprietaire de l'Hotel du Corbeau à Zurich (en Suisse) prend la liberté de recommander son àtablissement à M : M : les voyageurs. Persuadé qu'ils seront satisfaits de la belle situation de sa maison (sur les bords du lac) de la propreté des lofements et du mobilier, il espere en meme temps de gagner leurs suffrages par la modicité de ses prix et son empressement à les servir. J: Wirz, Gastgeber zum Raaben in Zurich empfiehlt seinen schon gelegenen

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

image © Trustees of the British Museum

Location

Lake Zürich, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland

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Tags

Lakes
Mountains
Boats

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

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