Posted 10 years ago
sunnynatur…
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While I was digging today, I found this old drawing or etching. It appears to be a hand drawn original -- not a page out of a book. Marked: 1767 J Haas (bottom left); Rosenholm at Fee Fra Den Vestre Side (center top). Someone wrote 1765 in pencil at top with an illegible notation. It has some staining and wrinkles but then, I dug it up at the junk yard so I can't complain. Approx. 13 x 9 inches. I think it is a Danish castle.
Look great framed and hanging on the wall...like it...:-)
Rosenholm, at see fra den Vestre Side.
Rosenholm as seen from the western side.
Castle 20 km north of Århus.
It was a foldout illustration from volume or Bishop Pontoppidans "Danske Atlas", København 1768.
Oh, my gosh! You are AMAZING. Luv Ya!
Inky, this isn't under v'ass's! I'm surprised.
vetraio50, I always learn so much from you since your knowledge is staggering.
sunnynature22, you might want to have a paper conservator remove the tape and frame it properly. Your engraving is from volume 4.
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=da&u=http://www.antikvariat.net/en/FIN818.cgi&prev=/search%3Fq%3DRosenholm,%2Bat%2Bsee%2Bfra%2Bden%2BVestre%2BSide%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DFQ4%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26channel%3Dsb
Simply as a matter of interest, here is the complete set of Pontoppidan's "Danish Atlas:"
http://www.forumrarebooks.com/Pontoppidan-Erich-Den-danske-atlas-eller-ronge-riget.html
What a find! The castle is from the mid-1500's - here's the wiki page (in Danish, but you can see how lovely it is even today!): vhttp://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosenholm_Slot
Thanks, jensen, what a majestic castle. Have you been there?
The Danish link doesn't work since there is a "v" before the "http" so here is the English Wiki link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosenholm_Castle
I haven't, no, but practically all Danes know it because of a Christmas TV series which was filmed there!