Original engraving of the mid 19th century with the old royal castle of Stockholm, the Tre Kronor, as it was before the fire of 1697: the crowned tower rising above the rooftops, the harbor full of craft and a ship at anchor in the channel. Drawn by Danvin and engraved under the direction of Lemaitre.
Original engraving of the mid 19th century with the old royal castle of Stockholm, the Tre Kronor, as it was before the fire of 1697: the crowned tower rising above the rooftops, the harbor full of craft and a ship at anchor in the channel. Drawn by Danvin and engraved under the direction of Lemaitre.
It comes from the Panorama Universal, the Spanish version of Firmin Didot's L'Univers pittoresque published in Barcelona in the middle of the 19th century; bilingual heading Suède / Suecia and the number 43.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist: Danvin.
Engraver: Lemaitre (direxit).
Date: About 1840-1850.
Source: Panorama Universal, Historia de Suecia; print no. 43.
Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 in (20 x 13.5 cm).
Condition: Laid down on paper. Rust specks scattered through the margins; the image clean.