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A very IMPORTANT topographical pencil sketch, drawn from nature by Augustus Kollner (1813-1906) A period image depicting the gate of … more A very IMPORTANT topographical pencil sketch, drawn from nature by Augustus Kollner (1813-1906) A period image depicting the gate of the historical rural Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland. Established on March 15, 1838 and dedicated on July 13, 1839. The gateway was designed by Robert Cary Long Jr. and built 1838/39. The Hilltop Chapel, designed by the architectural firm J. Rudolph Niernsee & J. Crawford Nielson was erected after 1848. Both monuments are in Gothic Revival style, reflecting the fashionable at the time romantic taste, glorifying the Medieval past and its monumental buildingsA horse-riding couple, a stagecoach and a carriage in natural settings right in front of the newly built Main Entrance, place the passed moment sometime between the years 1838-1848. Please notice that The Hilltop Chapel to the right of the gateway is not built yet. NOTE: A lithograph by lithographer Laurent Deroy (1797-1886) published in New York & Paris c.1848 by Goupil, Vilbert & Co., is based on the here discussed drawing by Augustus Kollner. A copy of the lithograph is retained in The Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 (LC-DIG-ppmsca-23596 (digital file from original print)A calligraphic Gothic script title below the picture, and a handwritten in ink note on versoPencil on paper, in a black-painted period frame with gilt liner, under glass, ready for displayAll originalMeasurements: Approx. 18.25″ x 14.25″ framed; 13.5″ x 9.75″ inside frame; 11″ x 7.5″ the scene Weighs about 2 lbs. 6 oz.Condition: Very Good overall. Please see photos. Minor toning, minor water staining at center lower edge. All original. less
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