A. DIES (1755-1822), Cascades at Tivoli, 1799,... Lot 74

A. DIES (1755-1822), Cascades at Tivoli, 1799, Etching Albert Christoph Dies (1755 Hannover - 1822 Vienna): Cascades near Tivoli Aniene waterfall near Tivoli in the Campagna Romana, 1799, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Inscription: lower left signed in the printing plate: "A. C. Dies f.". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "Cascatella di Tivoli". lower left dated: "Romae 1792". Date: 1799 Description: The artwork depicts an idyllic natural scene with a cascading waterfall in the centre, surrounded by lush vegetation and steep cliffs, masterfully captured in detailed etchings. Probably a later print for the French-language edition of the "Malerisch radirte Prospekte von Italien". Source: Collection de vues pittoresques de l'Italie : dessinées d'après nature, et gravées a l'eau forte a Rome, par trois peintres allemands / A.-C. Dies, Charles Reinhart, Jaques Méchau, 1799 | print suite, Landscape, Architecture Keywords: Tivoli; Campagna Romana; artwork; natural scenery; waterfall; vegetation; rocks; etching; detail; idyll; cascade; trees; bushes; landscape; steepness; sky; clouds; engravings; Tivoli, 18th century, Romanticism, Landscape, Italy, Size: Paper: 42,0 cm x 31,0 cm (16,5 x 12,2 in), Plate: 37,2 cm x 27,9 cm (14,6 x 11 in), Depiction: 33,6 cm x 24,8 cm (13,2 x 9,8 in)