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The image shows a landscape sketch with a detailed view from a slightly elevated perspective. The horizon is placed above the middle of the image, with ruins of a castle on a cliff surrounded by trees. The style features precise linework typical of etching techniques, capturing details of cliffs, foliage, and buildings. The monochromatic scheme emphasizes textures. In the foreground, there are cows grazing near water and a figure tending to them, with a winding path. In the distance, there are rolling hills and a small village with a spired building.
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The image shows a landscape sketch with a detailed view from a slightly elevated perspective. The horizon is placed above the middle of the image, with ruins of a castle on a cliff surrounded by trees. The style features precise linework typical of etching techniques, capturing details of cliffs, foliage, and buildings. The monochromatic scheme emphasizes textures. In the foreground, there are cows grazing near water and a figure tending to them, with a winding path. In the distance, there are rolling hills and a small village with a spired building.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Ansicht von St. Helena und des Schlosses Rauhenstein bey Baden

Johann Adam Klein

Date
1817
Medium
etching on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 15.3 x 22.2 cm (6 x 8 3/4 in.) sheet: 20.9 x 26.2 cm (8 1/4 x 10 5/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1999.14.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • etching
  • German
  • Germany
  • architecture
  • Landscape
  • landscape
  • Baden
  • Palace
Provenance

(Galerie Arnoldi-Livie, Munich); purchased 1999 by NGA.

Inscription

lower right in plate: Joh. A. Klein f. 1817.; lower center in plate: Ansicht von St. Helena und des Schlosses Rauhenstein bey Baden / zu haben bey Artaria u. Comp.; by later hand, lower center in graphite: J 197; by later hand, lower left in graphite: J 197 III [?] ober Papier; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: J. 197

NGA object ID 107482. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.