View of the City of Prague
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Plate (each): 19 × 42 in. (48.3 × 106.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.601.10(72-83)
Art Historical Context
Created in 1606, *View of the City of Prague* is a large-scale etching produced through the collaboration of Johannes Wechter, Philip van den Bossche, and Aegidius Sadeler II. Measuring nearly two feet high and spanning over three feet wide per plate, the work offers an expansive panoramic perspective of the Bohemian capital. As an etching, it allowed for fine detail and wide distribution, making it an accessible yet impressive record of the city’s skyline, bridges, and architectural landmarks during the early seventeenth century. This print emerged during the reign of Emperor Rudolf II, when...
About the Artist
Johannes Wechter|Philip van den Bossche|Aegidius Sadeler II (German|Netherlandish|Netherlandish) · 1550 |1604 |1568 –1606 |1615 |1629
German, Nuremberg ca. 1550–after 1606 Eichstatt, Bavaria|Netherlandish, active ca. 1604–15|Netherlandish, Antwerp 1568–1629 Prague