Engraver: Tobias Gabriel Beckh, German 1701-1733 (fl. c.).
Title: East view of Hanging Gardens in the High-Princely Palace (Passau, Germany).
Signed, Titled, and numbered in the plate: pag. 12; T. G. Beckh fec: aqua forti; Prospect des auff gebauen stehenden Gartens an der Hoch-Fürstlichen Residenz wie er von dar aus zu sehen ist.
Dimensions: Image 12 1/2" x 13". Sheet 13 1/2" x 15".
Publisher: Wolfgang Moritz Endter.
Edition: Johann Christoph Volkamer: Nürnbergische Hesperides, Oder Gründliche Beschreibung Der Edlen Citronat- Citronen- und Pomerantzen-Früchte. Nürnberg.
Date: 1708.
Materials and Techniques: etching on laid paper.
Watermark: Yes.
Mat and Frame: no.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Folded as issued. Central vertical crease and u.l. corner reinforced verso, Worn corners, trimmed margins. Deep tears. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: German School XVIII C.