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The Old Mountain Castle at Bregenz
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The Old Mountain Castle at Bregenz

Karl Joseph Brodtmann (Swiss, 1787–1862)
1820
Medium/TechniqueLithograph
Credit LineGift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession numberK3044
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsLower left, in stone: Aufgenommen an der Mündung der Lieblach von F. J. W. u. gezeichnet von G v. Gugger Lower right, in stone: Lithographirt v. J. Brodtmann Lower center, in stone: Das alte Bergschloss Bregenz / welches die alten Grafen von Bregenz erbaut, die Grafen von Montfort durch eine Heurath erhalten, Herzog Sigmund und Erzherzog / Leopold con Oestreich in der Jahren 1451 u. 1523 mit der Herrschaft Bregenz erkauft, und die Schweden 8 Merz 1647 zerstört haben. Lower left, in graphite: Coll. views.ProvenanceBy 1898, Sylvester Rosa Koehler (b. 1837 - d. 1900; Lugt 1580), Boston and Littleton, NH; 1898, gift of Koehler to the MFA.

NOTE: Koehler was the first Print Curator at the MFA and served from 1887 until his death in 1900. The gift of Mr. Koehler's collection was accepted by the Trustees of the MFA on October 20, 1898.