Antique Print from Europe Illustrated
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| Type of print: |
Steel
engraving - Original vintage antique print |
| Year of printing: |
ca1860 |
| Artist - Engraver
- Publisher: |
n/a - n/a - The London Printing and
Publishing Company Limited.
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| Condition: |
Excellent - Very good - Good - Fair. Light overall age toning of paper.
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Overall
dimensions of print:
Dimensions of image:
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Including
blank margins (not shown below): 8 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches.
(shown below): 5 x 7 1/4 NOTE: 1 inch = 2,54 cm.
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| Type of paper: |
Thick - Heavier, wove - Medium heavy - Slightly heavier - Thin. |
| Reverse side: |
Blank - With text or pictures. |
| Notes: |
See shipping, returns,
terminology, etc.
at the bottom of page.
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Description
of the subjects depicted in the print:
From the original description:
Parma lies on the little river of its own name, a
tributary of the Po, here crossed by 3 bridges, is surrounded by a
glacis which forms a favourite public promenade. It is well built and
laid out, especially its principal thoroughfare, which forms a part of
the Flaminian way (via Flaminia). It has many good public and private
edifices ; they are mostly, however, of brick, and none is remarkable
for beauty : many of them are, also, in a decaying condition, and its
streets are " dull and dreary." The Farnese palace, though an immense
pile, is little more than half the original design; it is raised on
open arcades ; and, though partly in a ruinous state, it serves for the
residence of the archduchess, and accommodates the academy of arts. In
the new picture gallery belonging to the latter are several
masterpieces by Correggio, Parmegiano, Raphael, the Carracci, &c.
The academy has also a museum, in which are many interesting
antiquities from the buried city of Velleia, and an extensive and well
arranged library. Attached to the palace is tho large Farnese theatre,
designed by Vignola on the model of the ancient theatres, 300 ft in
length, and capable of accommodating some thousand persons. It is built
entirely of wood, and is well constructed for hearing ; but it has been
long disused, and is said to be in a very dilapidated and ruinous
state. Another, but smaller theatre, exists on the same floor ; and a
third, built by the present archduchess, was finished in 1830.
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