Image

Wilhelm Friedrich Gmelin, designer

View of Neptune's Grotto, 1816

Description

Maker

Wilhelm Friedrich Gmelin, 1760-1820, German, designer

Title

View of Neptune's Grotto

Year

1816

Medium

etching on laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

etching,
engraving

Supports

Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 55.9 x 39.7 cm (22 x 15 5/8 inches)

Type

Credit

Bequest of Mrs. Hope Brown Russell

Object Number

09.741

Exhibition History

Pilgrims of Beauty

February 3 - July 8, 2012

This print demonstrates artists’ ongoing fascination with the dramatic landscape of the hilltop town of Tivoli near Rome. In View of Neptune's Grotto, by Wilhelm Friedrich Gmelin, we find tiny tourists exploring the newly constructed paths and tunnels through the park and marveling at the views.

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