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Celebration for the Elector Johann Georg II, Leipzig, July 8, 1667

ca. 1667
Not on view
Celebration around a monumental obelisk beside the Pleissenburg moat.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Celebration for the Elector Johann Georg II, Leipzig, July 8, 1667
  • Artist: Anonymous, German, 17th century
  • Date: ca. 1667
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 13 1/8 × 15 1/2 in. (33.3 × 39.3 cm)
    Plate: 10 7/16 × 14 7/16 in. (26.5 × 36.7 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Prints-Fete, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.600.3605
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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