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A long etched panorama of a city on a river: a castle and cathedral on the left, a long stone bridge, a crowded old town of towers on the far bank
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A long view of Prague

The long view of Prague by its most famous engraver: the castle, the Lesser Town, the stone bridge and the Old Town across the river.

Made by
Wenceslaus Hollar
Made
1649
Technique
Etching
Credit
Public domain.
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Hollar was born in Prague in 1607 and left it as a young man. He drew this view when he passed through in 1636 and etched it in Antwerp in 1649. Find the stone bridge: the tower at its far end is the one where the heads hung.

A long etched panorama of a city on a river: a castle and cathedral on the left, a long stone bridge, a crowded old town of towers on the far bank
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