Paper, etching; dimensions: 175 x 275 mm; signed fawn: J.Eder ex[cudi]; AC.Sommer Fec.[it].
Copperplate panorama of the city made in the mid-18th century, engraved by A.C. Sommer and published by J. Eder. The work belongs to the classic trend of modern topographical printmaking, combining a documentary and representational function. Sommer's workshop betrays a good school of copperplate engraving: precise outline, fine, even hatching that builds up chiaroscuro, clear division of plans. This is not a sketch from nature, but a view developed compositionally, subordinated to the principles of linear perspective and architectural legibility.
