Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Christian von Mechel, 1737–1817, Swiss
Title:
Welgelegen: Vue Perspective de la Maison de Campagne nommee Welgelegen au Bois de Harlem, Appartenante a Mr. Henry Hope d'Amsterdam
Date:
1792
Materials & Techniques:
Engraving on slightly textured, thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 3/4 × 25 1/2 inches (47.6 × 64.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower left: "H.P. Schouten ad Nat delineavit 1791"; lower center: "Chr: a Mechel Scupltur: direxit"; lower right: "Benjamin Comte sculpsit Basileae 1792"; lower center: "Vue perspective de la Maison de Campagne nommee Welgelegen au Bois de Harlem | appartenante a Mr Henry Hope d'Amsterdam"; lower center: "ATSEPS NON FRACTA"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.4904
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:14527