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[Leipzig, 1725.]
Engraving with very large margins. 305 x 430mm (12 x 17"). Faint spotting.
View of the Pyramids of Giza with the Sphinx, with a five-point key in German & French. It was published in Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach's 'Entwürst Einer Historischen Architectur', a study of the architecture of the ancient world. Fischer von Erlach (1656-1723) was a successful Austrian architect: his baroque works include the Schönbrunn Palace, Karlskirche, and the Austrian National Library in Vienna. He also studied ancient architecture, publishing 'A Plan of Civil and Historical Architecture' in 1721, taking on classical influences in his building.
[Ref: 33734] £420.00
[Leipzig, 1725.]
Engraving with very large margins. 305 x 430mm (12 x 17"). Faint spotting.
View of the Pyramids of Giza with the Sphinx, with a five-point key in German & French. It was published in Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach's 'Entwürst Einer Historischen Architectur', a study of the architecture of the ancient world. Fischer von Erlach (1656-1723) was a successful Austrian architect: his baroque works include the Schönbrunn Palace, Karlskirche, and the Austrian National Library in Vienna. He also studied ancient architecture, publishing 'A Plan of Civil and Historical Architecture' in 1721, taking on classical influences in his building.
[Ref: 33734] £420.00