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Ansicht der Kraezeren Brücke über die Sitter bey St. Gallen

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Date

c.1800

Artist

Print after Johann Jakob Biedermann (1763-1830)

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3266227

Additional Makers

Print maker - Franz Hegi

Description

View of a stone bridge with two arcs over a river, with people crossing on a horseback, in a horse-drawn carriage and by foot. Aquatint and engraving with hand colouring.

Inscription

Lettered with the title ; "von Herrn Haltinner aus Altstaetten verfertigt. Ihre Größe betrægt 590 Fuß in der Lange, 83 Fuß in der Höhe von dem Bette des Flußes an gerechnet, und 27 in der Breite. Man hat absichtlich die alte Brücke noch gezeichnet, um dadurch de Contrast desto deutlicher zu zeigen."; "gezeichnet v. J. J. Biderman" and "gestochen von F. Hegi."

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

image © Trustees of the British Museum

Location

St. Gallen, Switzerland

Country

Medium

Tags

Rivers
Horse-drawn
People
Bridges

Category

Buildings & Architecture

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