A 19th-century hand-colored engraving of the courtyard of the Palace of the Prince-Bishops of Liege, with its arcade of bulbous columns and historiated capitals, enlivened by townspeople and beggars. Painted by Lewis John Wood and engraved by John J. Crew for a London edition by Cassell.
A 19th-century hand-colored engraving of the courtyard of the Palace of the Prince-Bishops of Liege, with its arcade of bulbous columns and historiated capitals, enlivened by townspeople and beggars. Painted by Lewis John Wood and engraved by John J. Crew for a London edition by Cassell.
The palace, rebuilt from 1526 by Prince-Bishop Erard de la Marck, preserves in this courtyard one of the most singular civil ensembles of the European Renaissance; today it houses the Liege Palace of Justice.
Medium: copper engraving, hand-colored
Artist / after: Lewis John Wood (1813-1901)
Engraver: John J. Crew
Date: 19th century
Source: London edition by Cassell (per the imprint)
Dimensions: Plate mark 7.5 x 10.4 in (19.1 x 26.4 cm)
Condition: image and coloring in good state; foxing in the left and right margins