The Neptune Grotto close to Tivoli, October 18, 1826

Title

The Neptune Grotto close to Tivoli

Draughtsman

• Ernst Fries

Verso

The waterfalls near Tivoli

Production Place

• Tivoli

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Physical Description

Watercolour over pencil on ribbed laid paper

Material

• watercolours
• graphite-clay mixture
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• watercolour painting
• brush drawing
• pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• landscape study

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Datiert und bezeichnet unten rechts (mit Bleistift): Tivoli 18 Oct. 1826

Captions Added Later

Unten links Nachlasstrockenstempel Ernst Fries, Karlsruhe (Lugt 4304); verso bezeichnet unten links: No. 187; Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Work Catalogues

• Wechssler 2000.269.443

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• landscape

Main Motif

• Tivoli
• Aniene
• mountain
• Monti Sabini
• waterfall
• riverscape
• Temple of Vesta (Tivoli)
• Temple of Tiburtine Sibyl (Tivoli)
• building

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Hadrian (Roman emperor)

Primary

• 61E(TIVOLI) names of cities and villages (TIVOLI)
• 61D(ANIO) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (ANIO) (ANIO)
• 25H213 river
• 25H216 waterfall
• 25H112 rocks

Secondary

• 61F(TEMPIO DI VESTA (Tivoli)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (TEMPIO DI VESTA (Tivoli))
• 61D(SABINER BERGE) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (SABINER BERGE) (SABINER BERGE)
• 12F61 temple, shrine ~ Roman religion
• 25H2161 rapids
• 25H15 forest, wood