Live Auction 7586West ~ East - The Niall Hobhouse Collection
August Vindel (publ.) (Viennese, circa 1750)
Lot 391

August Vindel (publ.) (Viennese, circa 1750)

(View of Jerusalem from the West, with scenes from the Passion of Christ)

Closed22 May 2008

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GBP 4,375

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August Vindel (publ.) (Viennese, circa 1750)
(View of Jerusalem from the West, with scenes from the Passion of Christ)
etching on laid paper, with margins, various folds, creases and tears with pale related staining throughout, laid down on linen, not examined out of the frame
P. 813 x 1190 mm., S. 855 x 1230 mm.

Specialist note

An extraordinary fictional depiction of Jerusalem in classical times with Christ carrying the Cross at the bottom of the subject and the Ascenscion depicted just below the inscription at top. The inhabitants of the City would appear to be in Ottoman dress. This monumental print is apparently unrecorded in literature and of great rarity.