A panoramic view of Turin seen from across the River Po, after a composition by the German draughtsman Friedrich Bernhard Werner (1690–1776) and originally published in Augsburg by Georg Balthasar Probst in 1731. The city unfolds against the dramatic backdrop of the Alps, with its principal churches, palaces and landmarks identified by a numbered key below.
This hand-coloured example is a reduced version of the celebrated large-format view, whose original impression measures approximately one metre wide. The precise date and edition of this smaller version remain to be established.
A panoramic view of Turin seen from across the River Po, after a composition by the German draughtsman Friedrich Bernhard Werner (1690–1776) and originally published in Augsburg by Georg Balthasar Probst in 1731. The city unfolds against the dramatic backdrop of the Alps, with its principal churches, palaces and landmarks identified by a numbered key below.
This hand-coloured example is a reduced version of the celebrated large-format view, whose original impression measures approximately one metre wide. The precise date and edition of this smaller version remain to be established.