The Ravine (Der Hohlweg)
Jacob Wilhelm MechauWW-1794-108944
1794·Etching and aquatint in sanguine on ivory wove paper·Plate: 24.7 × 20 cm (9 3/4 × 7 7/8 in.); Sheet: 47 × 33.1 cm (18 9/16 × 13 1/16 in.)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1794
- Dimensions
- Plate: 24.7 × 20 cm (9 3/4 × 7 7/8 in.); Sheet: 47 × 33.1 cm (18 9/16 × 13 1/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Jacob Wilhelm Mechau
Artist
Jacob Wilhelm Mechau
Painting
Jacob Wilhelm Mechau (1745-1808) was a German landscape painter, graphic artist and etcher. His style was part of the transition from Classicism to Romanticism.
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Record
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- Jacob Wilhelm Mechau
- Year
- 1794
- Dimensions
- Plate: 24.7 × 20 cm (9 3/4 × 7 7/8 in.); Sheet: 47 × 33.1 cm (18 9/16 × 13 1/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1794-108944
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
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